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Alfalfa The Roach posted:Man, Goro's a swell guy Yeah, they even ritualistically exclude them from interactions with other human beings. If you notice during the ceremony, they are the only people with their faces exposed. Other than the other parasites, Papa and Mama are probably the only people they know.
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There Bias Two posted:Yeah, they even ritualistically exclude them from interactions with other human beings. If you notice during the ceremony, they are the only people with their faces exposed. Other than the other parasites, Papa and Mama are probably the only people they know. I think this helps explain Zorome's behavior, too. He's the youngest kid (at least emotionally), and he wholly buys into the pageantry and propaganda. He's just a little kid acting out for praise and attention who doesn't fully understand the stakes and consequences of his behavior.
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Feb 11, 2018 19:38
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I guess the reason why they kept Hiro around is that they want to see just how effective parasites can be with some sense of actual individuality. If it turns out that it adds nothing then he would be vanished, but if it did lead to increase potential then I can see him turned into a teacher figure who gets shipped around to help foster identity in parasites to be.
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Feb 11, 2018 19:50
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Alfalfa The Roach posted:Man, Goro's a swell guy This is like a regular trope in anime romance except now there's a legit reason why people aren't handling their emotions with some common sense. Because there's bunch of anime with people acting the exact same without this excuse.
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Feb 11, 2018 20:19
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There Bias Two posted:Yeah, they even ritualistically exclude them from interactions with other human beings. If you notice during the ceremony, they are the only people with their faces exposed. Other than the other parasites, Papa and Mama are probably the only people they know. I think you mean Nana and Hachi. Papa's a different guy. One of the many with a covered face. Nana and Hachi seem the most likely of the named cast so far to be purestrain humans, but even that's not a sure thing. Nana also seems to give half a drat about the health and safety of the parasites under her command, which might come into play later.
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Feb 12, 2018 01:26
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Won’t be surprised if Nana and Hachi are parasites who grew up. Episode was good, and the side characters in this are actually interesting. Next episode is gonna be real good
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Feb 12, 2018 02:52
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Kashuno posted:Won’t be surprised if Nana and Hachi are parasites who grew up. Episode was good, and the side characters in this are actually interesting. Next episode is gonna be real good Their names are literally 7 and 8, so it's quite likely they're parasites. I doubt this 'growing up' business, though. I suspect they're just built that way. Also suspect that this is one of those, 'the humans have been dead for a very long time' plot lines.
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Feb 12, 2018 03:32
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Sarcophallus posted:Their names are literally 7 and 8, so it's quite likely they're parasites. I doubt this 'growing up' business, though. I suspect they're just built that way. Also suspect that this is one of those, 'the humans have been dead for a very long time' plot lines.
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Feb 12, 2018 04:18
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I think I need to watch this episode like 3 more times with a pen and paper to parse all of the subtle things that happened in this episode because you guys keep reminding me of stuff that I noticed and forgot or just didn't even consider.
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Feb 12, 2018 06:03
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Grouchio posted:It's Trigger so I expect a world-rending twist by episode 12.  The Fwiggen OP, Eela6 posted:
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Feb 12, 2018 07:58
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Sarcophallus posted:Their names are literally 7 and 8, so it's quite likely they're parasites. I doubt this 'growing up' business, though. I suspect they're just built that way. Also suspect that this is one of those, 'the humans have been dead for a very long time' plot lines. We've already seen that the Parasites when they were younger and smaller, so being custom grown at the target age doesn't fit. At the same time, if they used to be pilots, then I'd think Zorome could just ask them for the story. Curious where this is going.
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Feb 12, 2018 08:07
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The 13th is an experimental unit. It’s plausible that they assigned a veteran FranXX team to supervise them.
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So from what they've shown, everyone but hiro had a severe drop in what was it, yellow cells? But with Hiro's contact with 002, it's spiked into growths. Is that something that keeps a parasite alive/part of their whole infection or I guess part of however long they live until "they spill their last drop of blood for father"? Maybe all of them are a disposable Klaxosaur spiced child soldiers - or "human" seeing other little dumb theories exist out there.
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Feb 12, 2018 12:31
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Google yellow blood cells. It’s another term for “platelets”. They actually exist, and it means Hiro’s blood is clotting. Someone on reddit did an analysis on the terminals during that part of the episode. His red blood cell count is also abnormaly high. Hiro is suffering from heart failure.
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Feb 12, 2018 12:43
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That makes sense given the big blue tumor's location. It'd be causing some severe heart stress
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Feb 12, 2018 13:06
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Willias posted:Google yellow blood cells. It’s another term for “platelets”. They actually exist, and it means Hiro’s blood is clotting. Someone on reddit did an analysis on the terminals during that part of the episode. His red blood cell count is also abnormaly high. Hiro is suffering from heart failure. Except if you look at the medical readout there is another segment labeled PLT that is actually abnormally LOW. This might really just be a straight up Blood Type Blue.
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Feb 12, 2018 17:41
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With the information that each plantation has their own FRANXX garrison, I'm curious what the protagonists' plantation did for self-defense before their training was complete and their unit was established, since it doesn't look like their plantation is recently established or anything.
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Feb 12, 2018 17:55
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Kanos posted:With the information that each plantation has their own FRANXX garrison, I'm curious what the protagonists' plantation did for self-defense before their training was complete and their unit was established, since it doesn't look like their plantation is recently established or anything. There was a previous parasite squad who full party wiped, they alluded to it in episode 3 I think.
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Feb 12, 2018 17:56
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Is there a chance that this anime is playing the stamen and pistil thing straight rather than symbolism? That these kids are literal plant people, like Vash the Stampede? Looking at the other unit's lack of diversity in appearance (similar color hair vs. the variety of hair colors in the protagonists), could the protagonists be a different species of flowers that father is growing to see if they are better at piloting FranXX than the mooks?
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Feb 12, 2018 18:12
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UchihaHirou posted:Is there a chance that this anime is playing the stamen and pistil thing straight rather than symbolism? That these kids are literal plant people, like Vash the Stampede? Looking at the other unit's lack of diversity in appearance (similar color hair vs. the variety of hair colors in the protagonists), could the protagonists be a different species of flowers that father is growing to see if they are better at piloting FranXX than the mooks? I thought the aliens in Trigun were called plants because power plants, not because of their chlorophyll content?
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Feb 12, 2018 18:20
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Darth Walrus posted:I thought the aliens in Trigun were called plants because power plants, not because of their chlorophyll content? It was both, actually.
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UchihaHirou posted:Is there a chance that this anime is playing the stamen and pistil thing straight rather than symbolism? That these kids are literal plant people, like Vash the Stampede? Looking at the other unit's lack of diversity in appearance (similar color hair vs. the variety of hair colors in the protagonists), could the protagonists be a different species of flowers that father is growing to see if they are better at piloting FranXX than the mooks? Possible, but unlikely. The simplest answer still seems to work here: that calling them "penis" and "vagina" may have been a bit crude.
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Feb 12, 2018 18:34
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AnacondaHL posted:Possible, but unlikely. The simplest answer still seems to work here: that calling them "penis" and "vagina" may have been a bit crude. Still less crude than butt handles though.
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Feb 12, 2018 18:36
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Willias posted:Google yellow blood cells. It’s another term for “platelets”. They actually exist, and it means Hiro’s blood is clotting. Someone on reddit did an analysis on the terminals during that part of the episode. His red blood cell count is also abnormaly high. Hiro is suffering from heart failure. Ehh, Hiro is neither abnormally bloated with fluids, nor constantly short of breath. I'll give the probable angina pains though.
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Feb 12, 2018 19:43
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Guys clearly he's becoming a Guyver or Kamen Rider or something.
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UchihaHirou posted:Is there a chance that this anime is playing the stamen and pistil thing straight rather than symbolism? That these kids are literal plant people, like Vash the Stampede? Looking at the other unit's lack of diversity in appearance (similar color hair vs. the variety of hair colors in the protagonists), could the protagonists be a different species of flowers that father is growing to see if they are better at piloting FranXX than the mooks? I've got it. The plant symbolism means they're all actually intersex.
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Diabetes Forecast posted:Guys clearly he's becoming a Guyver or Kamen Rider or something. Becoming the blue oni parallel because he's actually someone with the capability to be Zero Two's partner is pretty good story imo No idea what the consequences long term would be though
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Feb 12, 2018 23:29
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Hiro begins swaggering around in states of undress and licking his peers
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SpazmasterX posted:Becoming the blue oni parallel because he's actually someone with the capability to be Zero Two's partner is pretty good story imo Isn't the whole thing with the Blue Oni that he sacrifices his happiness for the Red Oni?
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skasion posted:Hiro begins swaggering around in states of undress and licking his peers Sex Beast Hensin will become more and more frequent. 002 will have to keep him under control, but he'll grab boy butt.
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Feb 12, 2018 23:47
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skasion posted:Hiro begins swaggering around in states of undress and licking his peers and everyone was afraid the show wouldn't go gay.
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in chapter 5 of the darling in the franxxx manga you do not see any characters bare breasts. thinking about dropping this
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Dick Spacious CPA posted:in chapter 5 of the darling in the franxxx manga you do not see any characters bare breasts. thinking about dropping this If you want to see a boob, look in the mirror
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Guy Goodbody posted:Isn't the whole thing with the Blue Oni that he sacrifices his happiness for the Red Oni? In a way that's already happening. 02 seems extremely amped to spend time with Hiro, but him becoming attached to her is straining his other relationships enormously and is also causing him unbearable physical agony.
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Kanos posted:In a way that's already happening. 02 seems extremely amped to spend time with Hiro, but him becoming attached to her is straining his other relationships enormously and is also causing him unbearable physical agony. At this point it's hard to say, but I'd consider that all but guaranteed with how anime loves it's japanese mythology parallels.
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This was a good episode, they really leaned into contrasts and shading and there's a lot to parse from this one compared to previous ones now that we've introduced another plantation. And I feel relieved that only one group of anime protaganist characters got the fancy mechs and everyone else presumably pilots Zaku's or something. I'm looking forward to the designs of the standard FranXX. ViggyNash posted:I think I need to watch this episode like 3 more times with a pen and paper to parse all of the subtle things that happened in this episode because you guys keep reminding me of stuff that I noticed and forgot or just didn't even consider. Same, this is the rare show I follow that warrants a re-watch.
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Kanos posted:In a way that's already happening. 02 seems extremely amped to spend time with Hiro, but him becoming attached to her is straining his other relationships enormously and is also causing him unbearable physical agony. I'm expecting 02 to mellow out a bit in the long run and actually get along with the squad longterm.
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Brought To You By posted:
It's been interesting to watch this show, because there's all these little touches and directorial flourishes for a story that's this season's go-to example for "What the gently caress, anime?!". Until this episode, it's kind of felt either too smart to be as dumb as it was, or the reverse. You had characters who felt thinly sketched getting really detailed little animations to show their emotions, tiny thematic hints for a show that spent all of episode 2 yelling "IT'S SEX!" at the top of its lungs, and fancy directing tricks over scenes that advanced fairly basic plot beats. This episode, though, just felt clever, building off earlier developments and showing new angles on most of the main characters. Made it a lot easier to understand as a passion project, and much easier to believe it has something worth saying.
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Mokinokaro posted:I'm expecting 02 to mellow out a bit in the long run and actually get along with the squad longterm. Onized Hiro has the power to lock horns with her and make her care about being nice?
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Crabtree posted:Onized Hiro has the power to lock horns with her and make her care about being nice? He will teach her to give back as well as taking by which I mean pegging him. Only once she FRANXXes him up the butt will she come to understand the power of friendship.
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