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Everlasting Coconut
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That final scene is really interesting. It makes you wonder, is Himeno making a move on Denji because she feels guilty for using him and puking on him, and giving him sex is her idea of making things right? Is she doing it just to further use him and motivate him? Is she doing it to make Aki jealous? Is she just drunk and horny?
Probably all of the above. She's certainly a compelling character (and a menace to minors  ) Still don't like her tho.
Anyway, great episode. I kinda hope they keep the censorship in the blu-ray release, not because I think the vomit scene is gross, but because the censorship somehow made it even funnier
Kobeni looks adorable in that outfit, I'll give her that. Loved the new ED too. I also like that they used the third ED at the beginning. "Your blood might taste like shit, but watching you shriek in pain makes it taste like strawberry jam." Chainsaw Man is fun |
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Philville
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I agree with all of this, except that I didn't see the barf coming. I spent most of the second half of the episode thinking "that's some seriously well animated beer" and feeling my mouth water right up until that moment. I never thought booze sakuga would be a thing but this anime is definitely trying very hard to make me like it (it already satisfied the coffee junkie in me with the Aki morning routine sequence).
Makima being able to hold her liquor makes her even more sexy and it's entirely fitting that Himeno can't but keeps up with her anyway. Do we know how old Himeno is, given that everyone is so shocked that Denji thinks he's 16? On a side note, Power is clearly the worst person to have dinner with. I wouldn't want to get in a fight with her over the sashimi and fried chicken but it would be inevitable. I also loved the ED and the rainbow vomit was brilliant. It paired beautifully with the insanely catchy song, which is probably my favorite next to the Maximum the Hormone track. This episode had it all -- action, gore, humor and sexiness (i.e., Chainsaw Man cranked to 11, although I suppose the way the fight wrapped up was a little anticlimactic). Also, did that Himeno kiss give the famous Engage Kiss smooch a run for its money or what? Well, maybe not in terms of production values, but it definitely felt a hell of a lot more realistic to me given the context.
She talks a lot about Makima so there's definitely some aspect of jealousy linked to Aki. I haven't read the manga at all but my hunch is that they won't actually have sex but that Denji won't remember a thing either way because of how drunk he was, which could become a source of humor and tension with Aki until the whole thing is eventually cleared up. That, or Denji really did get lucky. I mean, the poor guy did have to put in some serious work. |
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Everlasting Coconut
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Yeah, and maybe the fact that everyone seems to be attracted to Makima is messing with her self-esteem, so this is her way to validate herself? Add that to the list of reasons why she's doing this.
You know, I never understood if Denji was drunk here or not. He definitely seems to be, but he said he only drank tea. It might just be a side effect of vomiting, and I don't think Himeno did anything to him (or at least, I'd like to think she didn't!). |
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Gina Szanboti
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Looks like Denji may have a future as a Spinal Tap drummer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ1QHiYsSGE |
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Philville
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Yep, that's my bet (in addition to the other points you've mentioned), unless there's mischief afoot... or just plain old horniness.
Good point. He definitely mentioned that he was only drinking tea when his age came up. I guess swallowing someone else's vomit can be pretty dehydrating, too (come to think of it, Himeno did all the drinking, so the alcohol did find its way into his body eventually). There were also a lot of empty glasses by the end so it isn't entirely clear how much everyone drank, specifically.
I thought it was "spontaneous combustion" that officially did the drummer in. Sadly, choking on barf has caused more than one musician's death in real life.
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blahmoomoo
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When Himeno entered the bedroom, she kissed him again with a mouth full of beer, so maybe he's super lightweight or drunk on the atmosphere of tasting beer (without it being mixed with other things) for the first time. |
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NeverConvex
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I didn't get the impression Denji was drunk -- I thought literally swallowing vomit had led to him vomiting as-if drunk, and chain-vomiting is pretty exhausting, so the experience left him sleepy and out of it.
Also, gross choice of Denji-eating-Himeno's-vomit thumbnail for the latest ANN Youtube upload! After it floated across my recommended more than once, had to click Not Interested. 
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Gem-Bug
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I was under the impression that he got drunk by swallowing her booze-vomit, lol.
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Covnam
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Was curious about what happens next and ended up reading a few chapters. Damn. Looking forward to the next 2 or 3 episodes
Really enjoyed the visuals as well, but I think they should have used a song that fits them better. Something that sounds like it was from the time of the aesthetic |
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Gina Szanboti
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Yes, and not just musicians, but probably not someone else's (though as they said, "you can't really dust for vomit."). Also, ST had many drummers, so your memory wasn't wrong. |
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Metamarphosis
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Dont read manga bro. Anime is so good that you regret reading the manga. I wish to erased my memory. |
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tintor2
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Gotta give credit with how the interaction in this group things. I bet a lot of people call Aki mean things for ignoring the obvious crush the girl has this episode shows why. Makima also appeared somehow adorable to me when she showed up to nowhere in the middle of Denji's dialogue while casually saying "kiss?" And even after the whole incident she drank A LOT of beer. It feels different from how she manipulated Denji about the reward.
Also, the ending video.... wow! The series sure feels aimed towards an older demography rather than the intended one. The barf kinda reminded me to Gintama and especially Golden Kamuy when Sugimoto threw up his food and it landed completely in Shiraishi's mouth. |
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Aerdra
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It was amusing that they'd specifically point out that Denji wasn't drinking beer. Sure, there may be violence and gore, or an adult woman sexually grooming a minor, but underage drinking is the one line they can't cross.
The ending song was written for this anime, right? Specifically that scene? Even if the official lyrics read "get on chu", I can only think that ゲゲゲロ ゲゲゲロ ゲロチュー refers to the vomit kiss. |
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FilthyCasual
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Non-pixelated vomit would've probably made my gag reflex worse.
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Gem-Bug
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This. I'm very ok with it being pixelated, though it made it a little worse where there was a definite like, strand of puke behind the pixelization as their faces parted ways, while in the manga she is "just" puking into his mouth. I'm not really understanding people's want of the day-glow colors? Like from the volume covers? I never really saw them as being that flashy? |
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