How many episodes are left? They seem to be veering away from the manga significantly enough to be building up to a climax.
How many episodes are left? They seem to be veering away from the manga significantly enough to be building up to a climax.
The anime is scheduled to air 51 episodes so 11 more.Originally Posted by boilerph
Here's hoping for either an extension or a sequel.
Yea, hoping for another season or so before this season is over.
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Can't really say a whole lot happened in this episode. It was to be expected Medusa would walk away alive, but I was honestly expecting her to have more to do at the Shibusen than this. I mean, Shibusen would fight against both Kishin and Arache in any case so why did she need to go there just to get them to do what they would have done anyway? The Brew might be somehow trapped or Medusa learned something about it to make her to want to give it away. Maybe she knows what Shinigami is planning and plans to seize it later for herself.
Kishin has been somewhat underwhelming of late. He's totally nuts, yes, but still. I thought he would have a bit more active role.
Lol i loved this episode
The Scene when Shinigami toys with chibi Medusa is hilarious. Chibi Medusa is way more entertaining than her grownup counterpart
Also the new ending is just pure win. The only thing i fear is that they're going for an ending "a la evangelion" and just nuke the place with madness. That would make it harder for a second season to exist.
I just totally loved the "Okay, let's set her free......SHINIGAMI CHOP!"
I agree with Kraco how not much really happened this episode. It felt a bit slow as it's pretty much a given Medusa will get her way. Shinigami and Spirit lightened things up a bit, but in the end was only comic relief. The end result was the same.
What really caught my attention was Spirit saying "Stein, go home. It's off limits here."
I understand that they'd want to keep Stein away in his current state, but talking like that really shows where people stand. Despite how Stein's been portrayed as the most capable Meister in all of Shibusen, and even in his stricken state is still much trusted by Shinigami, in the end it's the Deathscythes who are Shinigami's most trusted guards.
It could just be Spirit's way to snap Stein out of it and get him to leave for his own good. Both Stein and Sid hinted they knew more about what's going on than the average Death City goer. Still, I remember the scene where Sid revealed his loyalty lies with Shinigami, but was wondering himself why the demon tools were being collected at Shibusen.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
After Crona's confession they now know for sure Stein is deeply affected by the madness and more specifically also being driven crazy by Medusa. So, it would make sense to keep him away from Medusa.
I would also make more sense to keep him under close watch.
Spolier:
One of the things that already sucks is the Black Stars madness seems to become a more serious problem in the future, while in the anime it's probably not even going to be mentioned again.
Edit to bellow: Better?
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Maybe it's just me, but I'm kinda getting tired of Medusa's character. I did however like the little comedy moments. She didn't dare act sinister in front of someone like Shinigami-sama. The new ED had everyone, Shibusen and baddies included (even Kishin), except Shinigami. I guess that's a sign?
Man i just read the manga till the current anime episode and it looks like they're now taking it on a whole different direction.
This sucks because the quality will surely diminish since the following episodes will basically be filler material and because it crushes my hopes for a season 2
Did anyone else expect Mosquito to be super jealous seeing the Kishin huddle up that close to Arachne? I sure did.
Deviating from the manga always leaves a bad connotation. The last anime I saw that deviated at the end was Claymore, and that sucked hard.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Watch it Archie. Just because you have read the manga doesn't mean that everyone still following this series has. I stopped reading after the Kishin was released and Medusa was killed, and I have no intention of going back to it until the anime has ended.
Buff, don't encourage him, you both should know better.
Where'd I do that? I simply deviating from existing material usually turns out badly.
I wonder. I've always thought she mean Frog girl, Mouse girl and Free, maybe even Crona.
Stein never crossed my mind, but if he ever wanted to join her, he would definitely be considered "her team". I have a feeling it's a translation thing, and she probably meant "Me and my people"
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
But her team is still working undercover for the spider witch... -_-
Which is why she'd want them to have a safe place to turn to when their cover's blown. SEF's translation said Shibusen is to guarantee the safety of her team, not "release".
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
I don't know if this is translation or something, but while I was watching, Medusa mentioned she wanted her and her "team" to be released. I wonder if Shinigami caught that, and I figured she meant Stein.
Oh i get it
When they do attack the fortress, she must want to make sure that her team doesn't get in the middle of the fight
Or at least Medusa's team doesn't suffer any retribution after the aftermath of the battle. An Immunity if you will.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
It was a pretty good depiction of Stein's cracking sanity.
I'm a little disappointed in how sloppily Shinigami seems to be handling things but with the growing emphasis on whatever he's building with BJ, perhaps he's just relying on that a lot.
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