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| It turned into Date A Loli... XD |
| Holy shit, this might be the first unironically great arc in DAL. The author and the animation studio really took their time with Natsumi and made her feel more of a threat than the previous "girls of the week", which is super nice. |
| Yet these hands will never hold anything. Thus I pray, Unlimited Waifu Works!  |
| Thread Cleaned Please try to keep the discussion around the episode. Be sure to use spoiler tags if you mention future episodes or the source material. |
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| It's loli Natsumi makeover time! ^^ She's really cute in loli mode, but her grown-up mode is sexier, still, i like both. And in the ending parts, we also got a glimpse of the possible introduction of Origami Arc, a sign that it's getting close, really looking forward to that one for sure. |
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| Origami never skips a tease~ Now she's scouted by the bad guys? |
When someone asks me why I like anime, I'd say Just Because. |
| Natsumi makeover in this episode, and Origmai joining hands with DEM, I'm curious on what happens next. |
| “What do you do when there is an evil you cannot defeat by just means? Do you stain your hands with evil to destroy evil? Or do you remain steadfastly just and righteous even if it means surrendering to evil?” ― Lelouch Vi Britannia |
Mezo-RPWPA said: "Identical Winds", from the season 2 OST.anyone knows the name of the OST at the end when elen was talking on the phone? I really thought Natsumi would react better to Shiori's reveal. Perhaps Shido got the punchline wrong. xD Yandere-Dragon said: Pretty sure the BDs for season 2 have more than an episode's worth of extra runtime added in various places.zerotwosdarling said: I actually liked season 1&2, but dislike this season so far. In fairness, I watched season 2 when it aired (not sure when you watched), the tv air had some content cuts. |
| Loli Zoo is best zoo! |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
JonasDown said: Fair enough, I guess. A temporary shift it is then.UtopiaBeyond said: The FBI was very close to arresting Shidou this episode. Now, that Natsumi's arc is done. We can get to the Origami arc. I'm not a LN reader. But, I do know that a certain something happens to Origami this arc and I am excited for it. Natsumi's arc isn't done yet. Consider an arc finished in DAL when Shidou seals the Spirit Ratatoskr is after, once that is done, then the arc is finished. |
| Another heroine conquered... I still like the clock one the best...where is she anyway |
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| Wow Origami takes a straight heel turn to get what she wants in the end. I wonder how strong her "Love" for Shido is after all? I feel like that's poor writing overall. Whatever It's pretty predictable where her path will take her in the end. |
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MrBefruit said: Im not in it to read the Light Novel though. Im sure the LN wrote it better but there's different writers for anime. So whoever wrote it did not do a good job. Unless it explains more in the next episode.SoraSenpai said: Wow Origami takes a straight heel turn to get what she wants in the end. I wonder how strong her "Love" for Shido is after all? I feel like that's poor writing overall. Whatever It's pretty predictable where her path will take her in the end. "Poor writing" ? I invite you to read the light novel :/ The anime don't really explain why Origami accepted Ellen's offer, but the LN did. |
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Mattinator95 said: The path of doing what she wanted to do about the Fire, questioning her Love for Shido and eventually realizing she had feelings of love towards him and be back on his side.SoraSenpai said: Wow Origami takes a straight heel turn to get what she wants in the end. I wonder how strong her "Love" for Shido is after all? I feel like that's poor writing overall. Whatever It's pretty predictable where her path will take her in the end. And what path do you think that is MrBefruit said: Thats the problem with LN readers. They wanna bring their knowledge into a forum where it doesnt belong. SoraSenpai said: Im not in it to read the Light Novel though. Im sure the LN wrote it better but there's different writers for anime. So whoever wrote it did not do a good job. Unless it explains more in the next episode. That's the problem with anime only people… It's an adaptation, they can't copy paste all the details of the LN. It can't fit in 12 épisodes of 24 minutes. Please understand. |
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| I would like a Personal Loli Zoo too. sounds interesting........ |
| Nothing Written Here But Us Anime Bunnies *boing boing boing* |
| It’s tough being Shido... I honestly have to agree with Natsumi. Her older form is way better. |
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SpecCmdr013 said: Eh? But it's Kotori who shares a voice actress with Kirino and Azusa... O.o?Who voices Natsumi? Her “true” form sounds like the one who voiced Azusa from K-on and Kirino from Oreimo... https://xss.now.cc/news/56022276 says Natsumi is voiced by Mano Ayumi (https://xss.now.cc/people/45496/). |
| Even if Origami is a loli, she still teases Shido, lol everyone thought they're all his kids! WARNING!!! THIS EP GOT A LOT OF LOLI-RELATED SCENES!!! Shido circus with loli-bunnies zoo. If Natsumi did that out when they're in public, off to jail Shido goes. Oof! Loli Ellen is still formidable, Natsumi paid for her arrogance by being sliced clean and having her spirit powers drained temporarily. That's until Shido and the gang took this chance to save Natsumi from Ellen. Natsumi saloon/haircut/spa/new clothes/makeup for a cute loli transformation. Simply a wonderful ep with all these cute moments in the ep! And now, back to being serious... DEM SATELLITES ABOUT TO BE DROPPED ON TENGU CITY + ORIGAMI WILL WORK FOR ELLEN IN EXCHANGE FOR INFO OF THE FIRE THAT KILLED HER PARENTS. |
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| Eh..?.. Loli harem it is then.. ;p Or is Shido their daddy now?.. ;P Does Reine sleep at all?.. With bags under eyes like that.. I wonder, what she does.. Origami, man.. ;D Why did you have to call Shido father.. ;p Well, makes sense that Yamai sisters would know how to handle hair.. Them having their.. Why the sudden Shiori appearance, lol.. ;D Though, why Shido of all persons know the most about makeup.. Shido.. Do you want to tell everyone about something?.. ;p Poor Origami.. Little Natsumi in witch outfit in the ending actually looks really really cute.. ;p |
| had a good laugh when loli Origami said Shido is papa. hahaha :p well, even after all the torment Natsumi did to them. They still saved her from being butchered by Ellen. Miku ability was useful in allowing them to escape. |
| not the trap thing again... I like older Natsumi more. I think she will be returning back to older mode after transforming before fights. |
| (づ￣ ³￣)づ ちゅっ ちゅっ キス (´｡✪ω✪｡｀) I hate it when anime/manga that I enjoyed ends, especially when there could be much longer plot and when I love main heroine :P I wish I had magic glasses that let me see real world in anime colors ;) |
| It was fun while it lasted(not for Shido xD) |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| I actually enjoyed seeing Ellen vs Natsumi because one of them would have to lose. But the harem knight in shining armor of course had to rescue her. |
| The Shiori scene was very funny, best laugh I've had with this season so far. Natsumi's voice actress is very good.      |
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| The "witch" seems adorable!!! kekeke |
| LMAO Of course its the 4 of them bugging Shido. LMAO at Kaguya. Reine oppai. Westcott and Ellen. lol at Tohka and co. showing up to Shido's class. LMAO at Origami calling herself Itsuka and calling Shido her Papa. Dat light. Tohka in a sukumizu. It was fun seeing everyone in their ko forms. Once again, Natsumi is a sore loser which in turn drags this out longer than it needs to be. |
| If you see that my post is exactly 1 month old (or more) from when it was posted... Don't waste your time, especially when you want to reply with something petty & insignificant. Assume that I've moved on (because I have). |
| The baby versions of everyone was very cute. Natsumi is very rowdy and full of personality. I like her. Though Origami. God dammit when it comes to the fire and parents death thing it's always back to fighting and killing everything against Shido again. |
| YAY THEY GOT NATSUMI ON THEIR SIDE! I dont know if her transformation powers will help shido that much lol |
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| Wowzers. These toddler form of spirits sure are adorable than they already are. That whole school scene was hilarious hearing Shidou called "papa". Shiori stuff was pretty neat and Natsumi is alr a gem to behold. That ending though. Origami is still at it huh? |
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