I'm not sure about the answers to your questions, but I totally agree, that the parkour scene seemed so...odd! I understand that they have to make Izaya look pretty good at what he does in order to always get away from Shizuo (who they have spent the whole series making seem like some kind of god) but this is supposed to be a down-to-earth show with some supernatural, (irish) elements, not DBZ. Why were they, like, flying?? =/
There were a few bones I had to pick with this episode, but overall it was hilarious, and I am in love with it. Kinda.
I know, right? I love watching people do pakour ever since I discovered the existence of this, so I was really looking forward to see what those two at pakour would be (realistically) capable of. The animated scene was just a tad overstretching my suspension of disbelief. Sure, Izaya can fight some and is incredibly smart, but he certainly still under the 'human' category of characters.
What other bones did you have to pick? Discussion is always relevant to my interests! :D
yeah, it would've actually been really interesting to see it done properly. Though the novel gets kind of ridiculous when it describes Shizou doing parkour on rooftops at one point as well
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Well to its credit, coming from someone who isn't proficient enough to read the novels, I have to say unless it's being watched by someone who hasn't caught the anime at all (especially the interaction with shizuo when they were young), Kasuka still feels pretty in character when he was playing an opposite personality on TV. I didn't see him as being unfeeling/angry at the boardroom since we've seen him behave that way since his childhood interactions with Shizuo and we know it's just the way he is, and not him throwing a tantrum
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oh wow, I totally forgot Kasuka was originally introduced in episode 7. It's been a while since I watched the proper series, so I figured since Shinra was introducing the girls + kasuka to Celty, it was kind of like he was introducing them to us. I forgot we knew who Kasuka was and what he was like. You're right, it's more obvious what he's like then.
And the twins really are just mischievous little girls. While Izaya is usually a 'bad guy,' the girls are usually...uh, grey areas. They might inadvertently be the cause of some major dilemma, but they never intentionally hurt anyone (that didn't hurt them first) the way Izaya does. And they have a buttload of super weird quirks. I was surprised to see Mairu go all badass in that one scene; I didn't realize an Upgrade To Anime included gaining combat skills.
As for their family background, I hear that's actually kind of the hot topic in the latest novel...I am dying to know that too!!
There were a few bones I had to pick with this episode, but overall it was hilarious, and I am in love with it. Kinda.
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What other bones did you have to pick? Discussion is always relevant to my interests! :D
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And the twins really are just mischievous little girls. While Izaya is usually a 'bad guy,' the girls are usually...uh, grey areas. They might inadvertently be the cause of some major dilemma, but they never intentionally hurt anyone (that didn't hurt them first) the way Izaya does. And they have a buttload of super weird quirks. I was surprised to see Mairu go all badass in that one scene; I didn't realize an Upgrade To Anime included gaining combat skills.
As for their family background, I hear that's actually kind of the hot topic in the latest novel...I am dying to know that too!!
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