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Apr 25, 2016 3:31 PM
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HikariJake said:
So, nudity, implied rape, and/or attempted rape counts as an "almost hentai"? Why are anime fans so sensitive to anything sexual?

No, because it literally looks like something from a hentai.
Apr 25, 2016 3:32 PM
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D-ohnuts said:
HikariJake said:
So, nudity, implied rape, and/or attempted rape counts as an "almost hentai"? Why are anime fans so sensitive to anything sexual?

No, because it literally looks like something from a hentai.


Same as some scenes from the Berserk manga. And that's one of the best stories I've ever read.
May 30, 2016 8:16 AM
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So much drama. So many emotions. Mayu's story is so sad.

The professor apparently had some plans of his own concerning Lucy/Nyu. Can't say I feel sorry for him. But I am sorry for Nyu being taken away from Kohta and Yuko. I really liked watching them taking care of her.

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Jul 26, 2016 2:56 PM
#104

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It was funny when the professor took off the wig.
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Nov 15, 2016 10:56 AM
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I laughed a lot with the last scene xDDDDDDDD. Anyway poor mayu, she have a very sad story, I'm happy because now she's with Kouta but I'm worried about him.
Dec 10, 2016 4:35 PM
#106

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Sad story of Mayu.
Jan 1, 2017 8:50 PM
#107

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This dub hits me very hard emotionally.. I'd even say its better than the sub was! 10/10!
Dubbed anime is the best because you can wank without reading ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Jan 1, 2017 8:53 PM
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D-ohnuts said:
HikariJake said:
So, nudity, implied rape, and/or attempted rape counts as an "almost hentai"? Why are anime fans so sensitive to anything sexual?

No, because it literally looks like something from a hentai.


You obviously have never seen hentai.. That thought never even crossed my mind. Hentai has no story line and almost no dialogue. Bible Black is the closest thing I can even think of that is similar to an anime yet even then there is not much of a story. Hentai is not a form of anime, it is a form of porn. Saying Elfen Lied is even %0.00001 similar to a hentai is a disgrace to Elfen Lied fans and ecchi lovers in general! There is a difference between nudity and pornography which is completely different markets where one is considered high-class art that signifies innocence and is void of perversion while the other is a tasteless form of lewd entertainment.
SpydreX_OfficialJan 1, 2017 8:57 PM
Dubbed anime is the best because you can wank without reading ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Feb 13, 2017 6:25 AM
#109

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That step father was fucking disgusting. I hope he crosses paths with Lucy.
Aug 28, 2017 2:56 AM
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That scene with Mayu's backstory always makes me tear up, the piano music really adds to the emotion as well. It makes me so incredibly sad whenever I see that scene. Poor Mayu.
The afternoon has gently ed me by
The evening spreads its sail against the sky
Waiting for tomorrow
Just another day
God bid yesterday goodbye...
Apr 7, 2018 4:18 PM
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The story just fell apart in the second half. The first half had the backstory of the biology professor/homeless girl's dad. But the second half just wasn't that much enjoyable.

Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate.


I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death.


Feb 27, 2019 2:13 PM
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Poor Yuka and her feelings...feeling jealous all the time. I'm happy Lucy killed that bastard at the end, even though he didn't seem that bad.
May 20, 2019 10:18 PM
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I know the protagonists don't know about Mayu's past but did the scriptwriter think it would be funny to make a joke about Kouta taking advantage of the poor girl?... Oh dear, this show...

As a whole, it was such an awful episode full of nonsensical/dumb decisions made by the characters (right, let's take the girl who can barely understand things nor talk to fucking school... like if there weren't other alternatives to introduced the creepy teacher's character). Now I the reason of why I almost drop this anime a few years ago...
May 6, 2020 2:21 PM
#114

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What's with these mid 2000's shows and having the most retarded ass main characters

and they all have that "no eyes showing cuz sad/serious" trope lmfao get the fuck outta here
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May 18, 2020 9:19 PM
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Oh my, this episode was so fckd up, hated to see mayu being treated like that, so disgusting. At least she's in a better situation...
Interesting the whole lucy thing as always btw
May 26, 2020 4:28 PM
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I think Mayu is going to drown herself in that ocean.

Lol, a cake with a bowl of rice..... surely that will satisfy your hunger.

And....what? They easily brought Nyu to college, as if there's no entrance exam required, Nyu doesn't even introduce herself in that college (maybe they skipped it, but I wonder).

Yeah..Lucy doesn't need that professor because she already had what she need.
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Jul 15, 2020 12:50 AM
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Okay, I know I'm supposed to feel bad for Mayu, but sorry this was hilarious. They were so cheaply trying to make me feel sad that I had no choice but to start laughing.
Aug 12, 2020 4:55 PM
#118

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Why isn't this cartoon tagged as a comedy?
Sep 18, 2020 4:48 PM
#119
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poor Mayu chan :'( some men are fucking disgusting my god!!! glad that she's in a better place now
Sep 26, 2020 11:51 PM
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Mayu’s backstory is sad and disgusting. But there’s just something lacking in of the delivery of that story. Anyway, I'd want to beat the crap out of both Mayu's mom and her stepdad.

And I can’t help but laugh when that Professor takes of his wig lol. Thankfully his head got blown off hahaha.
Feb 2, 2021 12:17 PM
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:o crazy psychopath scientist dies.
man i thought he was gonna live for a little longer.

mayu's backstory was um well let's say it was not good.
but the way it was directed just didn't hit any emotional keys.
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Mar 6, 2021 6:21 AM
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Mayu poor girl, her parents are assholes, that step-father is creepy as fuck

Lol that professor, Lucy killed him lmao
Anime is fun.
Sep 19, 2021 12:37 AM
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did kakuzawa rly fucked lucy?

and his death was so funny i died XD
Dec 21, 2021 4:32 AM
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Mayu's backstory is very shocking... She didn't have anyone she could trust, not even her own mother.
Kouta was wrong a lot, how could he deliver Nyu to a person without even knowing if she is really her family?!
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Mar 28, 2022 3:09 PM
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Seeing Mayu's backstory was as refreshing as it was repulsive. That, coupled with Lucy exploding the professor's head mid-speech shows how well this anime goes against the usual "rules". Incredibly heartbreaking episode, but at least Mayu got Wanta back!
Mar 28, 2022 3:11 PM
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extralie said:
Okay, I know I'm supposed to feel bad for Mayu, but sorry this was hilarious. They were so cheaply trying to make me feel sad that I had no choice but to start laughing.


Uh?? What part of paedophilia is funny?
Mar 28, 2022 3:20 PM
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HeroicIdealism said:
"Okay, Mayu... take your clothes off... yes... now, bend over... good girl... ahah! At last!
Finally! I've been waiting all day: now I can stare at your asshole! Mwahahahahah!!"
Lol Sorry, I had to. I know it's implied that she was raped, but they could have showed a bit more lmao Like, showing him unzip his pants or reach his hand toward her. Or, start to remove his clothes like the professor freak guy at the end of the episode.



So you're saying you wanted to see the rape of a child more explicitly?? A scene where a child is forced to undress and then get on her knees, completely naked, was not enough for you?
Apr 16, 2022 3:58 AM
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Rattus9340 said:
HeroicIdealism said:
"Okay, Mayu... take your clothes off... yes... now, bend over... good girl... ahah! At last!
Finally! I've been waiting all day: now I can stare at your asshole! Mwahahahahah!!"
Lol Sorry, I had to. I know it's implied that she was raped, but they could have showed a bit more lmao Like, showing him unzip his pants or reach his hand toward her. Or, start to remove his clothes like the professor freak guy at the end of the episode.



So you're saying you wanted to see the rape of a child more explicitly?? A scene where a child is forced to undress and then get on her knees, completely naked, was not enough for you?

I was a horny teen, forgive me for I have sinned
Apr 17, 2022 1:51 AM
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I was a horny teen, forgive me for I have sinned[/quote]

You know what? Good job for itting fault and apologising. You are forgiven
Jul 24, 2022 2:43 AM
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The sudden beheadings do suprise me, still the sound and the way the heads are cut is hilarious.

The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama.
Feeling half happy, half sad.
  

Kawaii waifus
and precious
  best girls <3333
                                             


Jan 21, 2023 5:18 PM
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I hope mayus mom and stepdad get dragged under an 18wheeler for miles until theyre unrecognizable
Apr 6, 2023 9:49 AM
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this is getting interesting
May 9, 2023 7:20 AM
#133

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Well... lemme jinx it here

Jun 21, 2023 5:03 PM
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Ok this episode was fucked up, but luckily it didn't end up to where I though it was going. There were so many red flags for Mayo that I though she was gonna off herself for sure.
Oct 16, 2023 7:15 PM
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poor mayu:( i wanna hug her so bad
Nov 19, 2023 8:47 PM
#136

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This anime really never stops getting more and more fucked up, does it? It's also rather incredible how half of the people in that town seem to be assholes.
Pretend there's something flashy and cool here.
Dec 10, 2023 8:30 AM
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Very heavy episode. Gotta feel for Mayu.
Jan 1, 2024 8:17 AM
#138

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I like how it never tries to sugarcoat human vices and balance it out.
Mar 10, 2024 9:24 AM
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jesus what horrible backstory.
i was ready for something bad to happen but i guess she is just too powerful
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Jun 20, 2024 12:05 AM
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damn that first half of the ep was grim man... glad it worked out okay... if you can call getting involved with this fucked up situation they've got going "working out"
Kouta was wearing a Batman shirt LOL can't tell you why that's funny but I'm laughing
safe to say NYU was not impressed with his horn size ^_^
Jun 26, 2024 4:03 PM
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I love seeing fight scenes in this anime
Sep 4, 2024 12:01 AM
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It's disgusting how the mother blame her own daughter for her spouse molesting her.
Sep 13, 2024 2:27 PM
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buenisimo el drama, ojala lo borren
Jan 12, 8:39 AM
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I honestly hated this episode. I get really tired of watching female characters have sexual trauma be part of their backstory. She could have left home for any number of reasons:

1) Her parents wanted to keep having fun so they were always going out and didn’t leave any food/provisions for her so she thought she was better off on her own. No one would be looking for her because they wouldn’t care.

2) Her parents owed money to very dangerous people so she fled her home in fear. Her parents would want to keep her safe so they wouldn’t try to look for her.

3) She lost both of her parents and when her step parent said they were getting remarried she decided that she didn’t want to be in a home full of strangers and left since there was nothing left for her at home. The step-parents might not feel compelled to look for her so they decide to just let her go.


I wish all forms of entertainment media would stop using young women/girl’s sexual innocence as collateral damage to move a narrative along. Any non-sexual reason why she had to leave her home still lead to being homeless and living on the beach. Her being on the beach at the time of the Lucy/Bandoh fight is what the story needed to bring her in as a recurring character.
Mar 25, 10:51 PM
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who names their dog James? lol
Apr 22, 1:44 PM
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Mayu’s backstory was sad af, these kinds of things can truly happen in real life too.
And the dog’s real name is James ? Lame ! Wanta is way cooler. The real owner can get lost.

I will forever love the scenes when Lucy just locks in or ‘get serious’
(when she gets her memories back)
Schopenhauer was more pessimistic. He believed happiness was a fleeting illusion, dependent on desires that, once fulfilled, only lead to new ones. In The World as Will and Representation (1818), he writes:

“Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.”
May 27, 3:09 PM
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Mayu acts (and looks) more like a 10 year-old than a 14 year-old. I don't really have much to say about her disaster of a life but she acts really little and childish compared to her supposed age.
Jun 2, 7:19 PM
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Reply to MISSed_Bandwagon
I honestly hated this episode. I get really tired of watching female characters have sexual trauma be part of their backstory. She could have left home for any number of reasons:

1) Her parents wanted to keep having fun so they were always going out and didn’t leave any food/provisions for her so she thought she was better off on her own. No one would be looking for her because they wouldn’t care.

2) Her parents owed money to very dangerous people so she fled her home in fear. Her parents would want to keep her safe so they wouldn’t try to look for her.

3) She lost both of her parents and when her step parent said they were getting remarried she decided that she didn’t want to be in a home full of strangers and left since there was nothing left for her at home. The step-parents might not feel compelled to look for her so they decide to just let her go.


I wish all forms of entertainment media would stop using young women/girl’s sexual innocence as collateral damage to move a narrative along. Any non-sexual reason why she had to leave her home still lead to being homeless and living on the beach. Her being on the beach at the time of the Lucy/Bandoh fight is what the story needed to bring her in as a recurring character.
@MISSed_Bandwagon I agree, but I believe media shows stuff like that because it happens irl. It also adds to shock factor too, I felt like crying and I’m someone that isn’t very emotional. Honestly, it made me more aware of how much this happens irl too, hence the frequency of the theme
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