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ChefFailure Rimy and Grimy from New Jersey Since: Jan, 2014 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
Rimy and Grimy
#251: Sep 1st 2017 at 2:09:23 PM

It's the price for being a blitz to the bottom instead of a cave raider's career, but ah well. I'm looking forward to what the Goblet of Giants will have in store for us.

"When I was alive, I was a tender soul. Now, I am tenderloin." -Nanako (Senryuu Shoujo)
Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#252: Sep 1st 2017 at 2:12:10 PM

Going by this ep, Riko will probably gleefully take a bath in an acid pool or something. tongue

ChefFailure Rimy and Grimy from New Jersey Since: Jan, 2014 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
Rimy and Grimy
#253: Sep 1st 2017 at 2:18:23 PM

Her sense of self-preservation isn't that terrible. The worst she's gotten is accidental food poisoning.

I can only think of one instance where Blaze Reap was used in the manga (might've been the only instance where it was used). Seeing it in action today was really nice. Seeing it behave like an explosive Pile Driver was even nicer.

"When I was alive, I was a tender soul. Now, I am tenderloin." -Nanako (Senryuu Shoujo)
Ikiniks nor there from neither here Since: Jan, 2012
nor there
#254: Sep 1st 2017 at 2:21:16 PM

[up][up] She already kind of did, but the pancake-mice licked it off of her.

[up] Food related matters seem to mess up her thought processes. They probably should have eaten one of them critters before heading into the shipwreck. Zombie hunger is mighty.

It's been kind of clear since the first scenes of the first episode that "my own safety" exists somewhere on her list if priorities, but it might not even be in her top 10 concerns. Hell, "that other person's safety" is probably somewhere higher on that list.

edited 1st Sep '17 2:24:38 PM by Ikiniks

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minusmagniaxe Since: Sep, 2010
#255: Sep 1st 2017 at 3:47:08 PM

Really nice that they showed more of the Third Layer in the anime.

Also, that name for the next episode. It's about time we saw Lavos' lost spawn..

edited 1st Sep '17 3:48:12 PM by minusmagniaxe

Ikiniks nor there from neither here Since: Jan, 2012
nor there
#256: Sep 1st 2017 at 9:03:49 PM

Something to wonder: does Lyza use Blaze Reap one handed or two handed?

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TheMainCharacter Since: Mar, 2015
#257: Sep 2nd 2017 at 4:59:14 AM

I was a bit bored so I made this

http://fav.me/dbm4cuk

probably would have avoided most of their problems this episode

edited 2nd Sep '17 5:02:05 AM by TheMainCharacter

Ikiniks nor there from neither here Since: Jan, 2012
nor there
#258: Sep 2nd 2017 at 7:23:41 AM

The wish of any delver on a long abyss trip. Just make sure the staff are all black-white whistles so they can repel the creatures coming for the smells.

Which reminds me, I remember in the 4th episode that they'd actually made some sort of smoked meat.

Eh, probably got used up. And chances are, the first layer was the only place they could get away with making that. Aaand again, the smell might attract the beasts.

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Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#259: Sep 2nd 2017 at 9:58:05 AM

The third layer seems to be a relatively safe place as long as you stick to the narrower tunnels. I actually wonder how the flying beast catch the fury creatures, since there doesn't really seems to be any initiative to come out in the open.

Ikiniks nor there from neither here Since: Jan, 2012
nor there
#260: Sep 2nd 2017 at 3:02:02 PM

There is no safe layer except for the surface. I can guarantee that based on what we've seen of the Abyss, if they didn't fall into that sedentary predator, then some other mobile one would have tried to get them if they decided to just wait. That was not a safer option. The one taken wasn't safe either, but it might actually have been better in the long run. Not that that's what drove Riko to move anyways.

As for what would necessitate the rodents to go out of the walls, it may be just to get some food source that isn't those fruits that apparently made them taste good. Or, again, predators that can go into the narrower tunnels.

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Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#261: Sep 2nd 2017 at 8:21:51 PM

Ehh. Probably not much all that scary that could effectively move in a tunnel that narrow. Certainly nothing that small was gonna try to get past the Dragon-snake guy, so one end of the tunnel was safe. It would take some pretty damn bad luck for something to have stumbled across them.

I mean, at very least, it's absurd to think that moving into a less secluded location would've meant less danger.

Ikiniks nor there from neither here Since: Jan, 2012
nor there
#262: Sep 6th 2017 at 9:26:04 PM

Putting way too much trust in the Abyss to let them stay safe. There is no "avoiding" getting into trouble for any raider. All there is is escaping the jaws of one monster by entering the maw of another. And then escaping that and so on and so forth. Absurd is overestimating one's safety anywhere down there by thinking that anything we'd consider "common" anything will help. This place is that insidious, and that's as spoiler free as I can make that warning.

Another complaint I notice going around is that a child was supposed to somehow make good decisions while distracted by hunger and while carrying two masses around her own weight. I don't use the "they're kids so they act like that" reason, but I wouldn't expect adults to have handled that situation well. Actual soldiers and black whistles, maybe, but not anyone below that.

edited 6th Sep '17 9:43:07 PM by Ikiniks

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Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#263: Sep 6th 2017 at 10:27:28 PM

I don't think you'll be able to convince me that there's no meaningful difference between 'let's take full advantage of this particular moment of relative safety' and 'since we escaped one monster, let's blindly charge directly into the stomach of a different one'.

Like, even if we assume the Abyss is intelligent and actively trying to murder them, helping it to achieve that goal is still a pretty big mistake.

edited 6th Sep '17 10:28:10 PM by Gilphon

Ikiniks nor there from neither here Since: Jan, 2012
nor there
#264: Sep 8th 2017 at 2:07:02 AM

In other cases, there would be differences. But this is the Abyss, so there actually probably isn't. Probably. And besides that, that... was not a relative moment of safety. That is a sense of security that is false and has no place past the first layer. Maybe not even then.

Barring some really —and I mean really— out there circumstances, every delver and every action taken does that the moment they enter the Abyss. It's not a matter of "if", but "when and how" and "are we ready".

...nnnot that Riko considered any of this, because she really didn't, but still.

But I'll drop the matter for now. Gotta get ready to discuss the upcoming episode. Because I think it will be phenomenal.

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ChefFailure Rimy and Grimy from New Jersey Since: Jan, 2014 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
Rimy and Grimy
#265: Sep 8th 2017 at 7:51:44 AM

New episode's out, get it where you can find it.

Anime spoilers: We weren't memeing.

"When I was alive, I was a tender soul. Now, I am tenderloin." -Nanako (Senryuu Shoujo)
Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#266: Sep 8th 2017 at 8:38:55 AM

…You know, for kids. evil grin

T'was a hard episode to watch… I was almost physically in pain during the whole scene… Especially knowing that Reg broke Riko's arm for naught. Though fainting from the pain was probably the best thing that could happen to her right now… Oh hey, the rabbit appears at last. About time. Love hissseeer voice?

Gotta love the light and cute ending just after that. [lol]

Sterok Since: Apr, 2012
#267: Sep 8th 2017 at 9:15:36 AM

10. That was disturbing. As in, I had to stop watching for a few minutes because I was starting to feel sick. Normally I can take this stuff okay, but that was beyond gruesome.

Ikiniks nor there from neither here Since: Jan, 2012
nor there
#268: Sep 8th 2017 at 9:44:01 AM

And here we are. Girls and boys, boys and girls.

Made In Abyss

look at it. I said Look. At. It.

edited 8th Sep '17 9:48:58 AM by Ikiniks

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Face me now, bitch!
#269: Sep 8th 2017 at 10:00:39 AM

I think that fact that it was voice acted made it worse then the Manga, imo.

edited 8th Sep '17 10:00:49 AM by Demongodofchaos2

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minusmagniaxe Since: Sep, 2010
#270: Sep 8th 2017 at 10:10:28 AM

Sooo, remember when Ozen said there were thing down in the Abyss that even she wouldn't want to fuck with? The lady was 100% serious.

I wonder how many anime watchers picked up on the implications of the ED when the porkupine thing appear and suddenly Reg and Riko are falling down. That was there all along, instead of other stuff that was added along the way.

Also, this is main reason why manga readers try to warn people why this series get dark. It doesn't get much more stomach churning than a little girl vomiting blood and begging a friend to lop off her arm to stop the pain. Yet we are in for the long haul.

Wait, did they add another voice to the ED song?

ReynTime250 Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#271: Sep 8th 2017 at 10:40:52 AM

That was fucking gruesome, I'm so happy they didn't hide how brutal this show gets. Watched it earlier and after I finished watching it I had a massive headache. No censorship and the snap was brilliant, honestly I'm happy the pacing is slow as if this was a very quick scene it wouldn't be as shocking (Maybe that's because of the hype for that 60 minute episode though).

Seriously I reckon this episode would fit inside something like a Stephen King horror.

Ikiniks nor there from neither here Since: Jan, 2012
nor there
#272: Sep 8th 2017 at 11:54:43 AM

Heeeyyyy, remember that fish Riko gutted in the fourth episode? Remember how detailed that was. Hoo baby. That should have been the first big clue as to how far the anime staff was going.

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Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#273: Sep 8th 2017 at 1:20:14 PM

This might become the new "Madoka episode 3" in the future… Though there was more foreshadowing, admittedly.

I'm more curious about the fact there's apparently no curse in Nanachi's den. Did they find a way to neutralize it, somehow?

ChefFailure Rimy and Grimy from New Jersey Since: Jan, 2014 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
Rimy and Grimy
#274: Sep 8th 2017 at 1:32:32 PM

It'll be explained later, so hold onto that thought.

Excellent voice acting, which is always integral to a great adaption. Speaking of which, the bunny sounds exactly like I expected her to sound like.

That new title card at the end of the opening is important. Very, very important. Like, "people won't shut up about this for ages" important.

"When I was alive, I was a tender soul. Now, I am tenderloin." -Nanako (Senryuu Shoujo)
Sterok Since: Apr, 2012
#275: Sep 8th 2017 at 1:59:45 PM

I've seen gore before. Madoka had shock value to surprise viewers, but it was never uncomfortable to watch. Stuff like Evangelion didn't make me blink. But this was half an episode of a kid just dying horribly, with the animation and voice acting not holding any punches like is usual for these sorts of scenes.

Really doesn't help that Riko has the exact same voice as the protagonist in Aikatsu Stars!. It's a bit unnerving to hear the happy go lucky idol act all normal when a couple days before she was screaming in pain like that.


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