Well, that was some unfortunately sloppy typesetting.
>>118223232
This entire chapter was shit. Literally the biggest asspull in a very long time. This nigger's power is to hard-counter everthing he sees.
>>118224142
>Guy is hyped up to be godly (literally)
>Be surprised when his power is god-like
>>118224142
Nearly every fucking fight in Bleach is;
>start chapter
>This is MY MOVE!
>?
>MY MOVE does X, because Y!
>?!
>TAKE THIS HA!
>*smirking eye shot*
>?
>I have NO SELL'd your MOVE!
>?!
>SIMPLE SLASHING COUNTERATTACK!
>end chapter
Kayneth is a weak master in the sense that he is an educator and academic who is not well suited to take part in a practical all-or-nothing war game like this. But he is also too proud a man to turn down such an offer to represent the Mage Association, and he is too proud to admit to himself that his knowledge and skills do not apply well to a situation like the Grail War.
Sola-Ui seems like a dutiful wife, who simply follows Kayneth's plan because she actually believes they cannot lose. She has a lot of faith in her husband, and sees this battle as a small extension of his job at the Mage Association. That is until Lancer's curse starts to make her drift from common sense.
Lancer is too noble a knight and too tragic a figure to be suitable for the sort of arrangement Kayneth tried to make. Serving two masters was never in his nature, and compromising his values when the chips are down isn't something he's capable of either. With the Servant unwilling to play dirty, and command of the Servant divided between two masters, the entire situation was a clusterfuck waiting to happen.
>>118231931
I think everyone saw this sort of climax happening way before this, but still, the way it was executed probably caught most people off guard. Kiritsugu and Maiya's mechanical ruthlessness in their operations is really hard to watch, especially since there are clearly no lingering emotions or deep reflections they have after their acts.
I found it very interesting that the episode opened by showing that Kayneth was in a way directly influenced mentally by his encounter with Kiritsugu. His underhanded maneuvering which got him the Command Spell, and the way he shot Rinsei in cold blood, both show that he is willing to do things that being a prideful mage would have prevented him from doing previously. After seeing how Kiritsugu totally destroyed him, he was influenced to try the same sort of strategies to get his way in the Grail War. But too little too late it seems.
The way the "main" acts of violence were presented in the episode were very effective because of how sudden and unexpected they were. The mix of the camera, sound design, and the mental state of each of the characters in these scenes lowers the guard of the viewer to surprise them with a shocking incident. It's very effective imo.
For example, we start with Sola-Ui looking through a fence, thinking about Lancer, and just having a personal moment. This scene automatically makes us think that the intention is to develop her character to show that she is no longer the person she used to be, and is completely under his spell. By doing this, it distracts the viewer from making the connection that there might be another person at the scene, in a way it puts the audience into her mind set, which is such that she is oblivious to her surroundings and hence does not realize that Maiya has come right behind her, until she sees her own hand hanging on the fence. Fantastic.
>>118231974
In the same way, the murder of Rinsei, and later Kayneth and Sola-Ui, are paced in a way where it happens very quickly, and you don't quite expect that the person would go that far immediately. By the time you make the connection that yes, that is logically what a person who is cold and calculating would do, the incident has already happened.
I think it was very effective to have Kiritsugu bring Kayneth and Sola-Ui out into the open, to basically announce to Saber what he has done, because in doing so the expectation is that Kayneth is "finished" with his plan, and that it is unlikely he would further harm his relationship with his Servant by doing something even more dishonorable and inhuman right in front of her in the open.
But he does just that. Why? Because I think that in reality this wasn't JUST about Kayneth and Lancer. That was one reason for Kiritsugu to do it, since it's practical. But there is also the fact that he wants to set a strong example for his Servant to make it clear to her that he has had enough of the games she and Lancer were playing. They might be knights in their past lives, but he isn't interested in that, and that has no place in the rest of his Grail War. It was a strong statement that he wants to see "the end of honor" as the subtitle says.
Regarding Lancer himself. I found myself very satisfied by how the show presented his exit. While it is true that the dishonorable way he was defeated leaves the actual combat between Saber and Lancer unsatisfying, the final scene of his really hammered home his bitterness and resentment for the entire Grail War, and for the first time I felt he let all his chivalry go and was truly honest to everyone watching. He is filled with hate and sadness, betrayed by fate over and over, and there is no more goodwill in his heart for the realms of men.
>Masters will summon servants that are like them in personality.
>Otherwise you'll get characters like Gilgamesh who was corrupted by Tohsaka's ambition.
Diarmuid being summoned by Kayneth makes absolutely no sense if we count out we wanted more suffering and history repeats itself. Fucking Urobuchi.
Also at least post the SJW ANN reviews Op.
Are you a bad enough dude?
if i can tell who it is they arent doing a good enough job
Yuri Lowenthal and JYB
Crispin Freeman. Goddamn Kyon.
I'm ready for Yuuna to save Christmas.
>yfw everything was genjutsu all along
>>118230491
W-what's happening to her in that pic? Is she ill?
Can anime cure depression?
>>118231126
Sure, why not
Watch evangelion or AB its a good remedy
SURE Texhnolyze is great for curing depression
![[Doutei] To Love-Ru Darkness OVA 05v2 [DVD][66de3135].mkv_snapshot_02.29_[2014.12.11_00.00.26].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/D3G6ed3.jpg "[Doutei] To Love-Ru Darkness OVA 05v2 [DVD][66de3135].mkv snapshot 02.29 [2014.12.11 00.00.26]")
why japan
>>118220160
Theyre a society that likes being on their knees.
>>118220160
silly anon women aren't allowed on the couch they belong on the floor
>>118220246
I didn't know your mom was Japanese
all right! Time to slowly dump raws for chapter 4 of Girls und Panzer: Ribbon Warrior
ITT: Anime that you have NEVER seen /a/ defend at all
Never seen it and probably never will holy shit.
>>118221576
code geass
This shit
>>118221609
People do defend Code Geass try again.
![[FFF] Sekai Seifuku ~Bouryaku no Zvezda~ - 09 [777EA6DF].mkv_snapshot_09.25_[2014.12.11_14.26.07].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/v4aePIb.jpg "[FFF] Sekai Seifuku ~Bouryaku no Zvezda~ - 09 [777EA6DF].mkv snapshot 09.25 [2014.12.11 14.26.07]")
What am I even watching
Lolidom. One of the highest tier fetishes out there.
You are watching Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda
Bokura wa Minna Zvezda
ITT: underrated shows you found enjoyable
Trava.
I haven't heard of Gunparade March. Looks interesting, I'll have to check it out.
My tastes are pretty pleb, I can't think of anything I personally really liked that wasn't well-received.
As an adolescent I liked Gad Guard, but I bet it was actually pretty trashy. I can't remember much about it now.
Laura is best Infinite Stratos along with Charlotte
>>118211336
>Charlotte is the best Infinite Stratos along with Laura
FTFY.
>>118211371
No you didn't you got it the wrong way, but I'll forgive you for being silly
A Cecilia is fine to
![[HorribleSubs] Shirobako - 10 [720p].mkv_snapshot_13.54_[2014.12.11_21.26.27].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/fZMQvTi.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Shirobako - 10 [720p].mkv snapshot 13.54 [2014.12.11 21.26.27]")
I want to fuck Aoi.
Also, finally.
Mr. President, activate it.
>>118228972
Get in line
Only based Tarou can make Aoi calm and at ease.
HOHOHO
She'd make a fine ho.
>>118187202
>No Hibikin to dress up as for the Christmas show off and watch how she blushes profusely and tries in vain to cover most of her body with her arms.
>>118187241
Luxury
It's time
ded
GAO~
Contentious Romanization Edition
Why is Togo such a bitch?
Why is Togo such a best?
>>118223429
She's just misunderstood, the Homura of our generation.
I honestly expected a bigger shitstorm from this episode but maybe it'll happen with the next, that or people have just gotten used to these things (not that I disagree with her but I figured more people would lose their shit, guess the people watching this knew what they were in for).
