>>6290
I don't understand what Satoko is doing wrong in the first place that meant she couldn't be close to Konoha like Roboko was... She's been helping Konoha the most for far longer!

>>6290
Wow shit, after chuckling at people getting killed off unceremoniously for four episodes straight I didn't expect a death to actually hurt a little...

>>6294
Satoko pls go

This was a really good episode, best one so far.

And it had lots of SHAFTisms as well. This is definitely a warmup for SZS season 4 no doubt, I can feel the zetsubou welling up in my bones.

dumb SHAFTards

>>5961
>>6030
Can't believe that anonymous is scanlating the manga...
>>>/jp/96414

>>6864
Probably just a coincidence, but that would be cool if so. I'm never going to read the manga since it would be a major downgrade from the Shaft adaptation.
Well, not that I read much manga to begin with.

So I checked the manga to see if the latest episode had been censored in some way just in case, and the actual differences were pretty interesting...

The beginning lines up with the start of chapter 13. In the manga, Marin (the groper) sees Satoko poking Konoha's boobs and getting the idea that it's her weak point, that's why she assaults them with the gropebot 9000. The alley encounter is then identical, and after returning home they immediately notice Satoko's boobs have grown, call Marin, and Satoko goes live with her for a few months to test out the machine.
Shaft shuffled around some scenes and had Satoko figure out her growth while chatting with Marin, so she could have a talk with her about Roboko after seeing the impact her death had on Konoha, and discuss the koroshiya's emotional state. They also show the downsides of being a titcow before leaving the house, or learning to overcome them after returning, which isn't present in the manga.

The biggest divergence comes after meeting Leader, what actually happens in the manga after discussing the possibility of memory manipulation they decide to try group therapy. This is a lie, and instead Leader takes Satoko to pachislot to distract her from the massages, while expending her own boobers with Marin's invention. Also, Leader can't resist groping Satoko in front of Yuri. No tomboy ninja ever appears, and largely everything after the brown advent in the anime is different, instead focusing on sentimental talk between Satoko and Konoha. Boobcrush scene is also original.

This tells me that Shaft is making an effort to amp up the yuri AND the ecchi AND the dark humor, which is good. It's a big upgrade in all fronts and they're doing a great job.

>>6884
Sasuga SHAFT elevating the original work with their direction. Glad they're back to their old tracks.

>>6884
hoping they do an anime original ending in which satoko leafs konoha

The Gainax episode was amazing. It filled my spirit with warmth and a desire to do my best.

>>6884
Nice. Good to see a lot of anime original content. I can't imagine the manga competing with the anime adaptation, it's just that good.

Another great episode.

I thought boobtoko were AI gens when anon first posted it but it's actually real.

muhoho~

I picked the show up because of this thread. It's been a fun ride so far. But with this episode, Konoha getting a request to assassinate her classmate caught me way off guard, since it was preceded by the silly take on gacha addiction and social media stuff. It really even puts all of the previous assassinations in a new light.

>>7013
>caught me way off guard, since it was preceded by the silly take
That's what I love about ninkoro. The harsh contrast between the funny sections and Konoha and Satoko mercilessly killing their targets is so great; I particularly like it when it shows how everyone else was affected by the murder, or the victim's past life and forces you to dwell on the consequences of Konoha's job.

Also, I'm not sure how many other people have watched it but there were a bunch of Luminous Witches references this episode.

>>7016
I watched a couple episodes of it but really it was just a boring idol version of strike witches with no fanservice. Didn't really deserve my attention.

>>7016
I didn't register it because I wiped all of Luminous Witches from my memory as soon as I finished it.

>>7017
>>7017
This saddens Ginny...

>>7016
>Luminous Witches
I haven't watched the episode yet, but what, really?!
I'm surprised they pulled that randomly out of the aether because it's hardly even talked about as far as i know, even in SW circles.
Wait... did Shaft make Luminous Witches? Is that why? I figured it was Silver Link or something...
>>7017
>>7018
Yeah... my case in point.
>>7021
I still remember a couple of the more sweeter moments in it, and also liked that they experimented with going back to having the familiars visible and such, but it does have a few major problems.
I though it had kind of a solid foundation for the setting and characters, but it really didn't have anything that caught your attention, especially not coming after SW season 3 and the Take Off! seasons, one that had a focus on action and story, and the other a focus on good humor and characters. LW didn't feel like it really focused on any specific thing and ended up spreading the character development and stories out too wide and thin.
And i'm kind of fine with walking away from pantyshots and such, as long as you replace it with something proper instead, but LW didn't really even do that, so it just felt a bit lackluster in the end.
Also, the idea of combining Witches with idol culture felt like such a "lets just shoehorn something in because we have no other ideas right now" kind of thing.

Anyway, i just realized this was probably a bit too long and tangential reply for a thread about the ninja anime...
Oh well... i'm just gonna sage my reply. Because i think a new thread for World Witches content would probably end up about as dead as the series itself probably is right now, sadly...

>>7022
>did Shaft make Luminous Witches?
Apparently they did. I forgot this was even a thing.

>>7023
I forgot who made it, but yes. It was a shaft thing I recall.

Wasn't the greatest entry into SW franchise, but you take what you can get with something as contentious as Strike Witches

Depressing episode.

Feels like Konoha is going to snap at some point.
The character who hides their feelings but has a lot of unresolved issues because of it.
It's something A-2 Pictures tries to do a lot with their bland kuro-kami male protagonists but never manages to do convincingly

Cerberus Syndrome

>>7027
I'm not sure about that, actually. Cold-blooded murder and Konoha's seeming detachment are prominently present right from the get-go, and the episode was still largely comedic. It used some setup and a couple minutes to give a different perspective on these basic elements, which is not the same as an overall shift or introduction of new elements.

>>7028
It is probably just going to be my own wish that it becomes a story of how Konoha's and Satoko's choices ultimately lead them to suffering.

But it's probably just anon commital 1000 chapter series that just has a lame ending at the end

>>7026
You know when you think about it Ninkoro has some of the greatest portrayals of evil in a long while. It's not some great exaggerated evil trying to kill everyone because they hate people or the scale of their destruction, but rather the acknowledgement of their evil while continuing their actions. There's some sense of hesitation when Konoha sees the order and then a sense of guilt when she sees class pres handing out flyers, enough guilt to the point where she starts to hand out fliers herself. Not in some malicious way where she's teasing, but just because she feels the need to do something in atonement but doesn't want to confront serious action or reduce her own quality of life.

It's a particularly mundane sort of evil that's even more impactful because of how possible it seems that you yourself could potentially engage in it. A comfortable life free of most stress where you rake in cash at the misfortune of others. Though separate from the real world the dials are turned up to 11 to make an irrefutable point. Reminds me of some of the best episodes of Hell Girl like the nurse one where the concept of Hell Girl and her role is really flipped on its head as the viewer and the daughter is confronted with what most would agree to be a clear abuse of the system for disgusting purposes. The reasoning for the assassination request being a parent who wants to eliminate competition is the icing on the cake. There's no justified killing there, just pure greed. Leaves a foul taste in your mouth around the whole thing.

>>7066
OH WAIT she didn't do it. I guess there's a bit more humanity to her than we thought, or well it could always be seen that Konoha was the more human of the pair. Still, there's something to be said about the evil in seeing that hit and doing nothing because you benefit from the system which gets a poor girl killed for obviously kuso reasons.

>>7067
This detail is weird. It's not in the manga, which directly jumps from the offer to the fliers, and I think it would be an odd way to detract from what is otherwise a clear implication. Konoha is indeed also the one who killed Aiko's dad in the first episode (after Satoko follows her to school, and decide to try their first joint assassination). It's understandable for her to perhaps express some measure of regret, but to completely pass up on the offer AND have the implication of her accepting be subverted by a brief anime-original shot would be rather strange, in my opinion. It's unclear what's Konoha's actually feeling at this point.

>>7028
I think it was more serious than comedic and we're clearly seeing Konoha gain a conscious.

Damn the dead can't even rest in peace

Nostalgic outfits from 2000's era Hot Topic. Just replace the one girl's Metroid shirt with a Mario 1-up mushroom.

>>7244
It was a nice touch that they had to wear twintails' chuuni T-shirts after theirs turned to leaves ash.

Satoko's complete disconnect from others on full display again this episode.

>>7391
That explains the opening sequence to the whole show...

>>7391
it helps explain her morals or lack thereof

I'm praying for Konoha-san's health...

I did not expect Haruko this episode. Same seiyuu and all.

>>7703
finally reached punished sextoko

Wonder if the one she cancelled was her friend's friend's bounty.

This show is actually insanely good, it's impressive how naturally they turn random gags into actual life impacting events for the characters and show how they change from them.

more a testament to the direction and studio than source material

>>7710
I agree. The tonal shift in some episodes from happy fun times to the more heart-rending segments is really well done, I'm going to miss this show next season.

>>7704
I showed this frame to some people and said "you already know who voices this character" and they all got it right on the first try.

I just wanted to get it off my chest that I love everything about this character. I love her cool attitude, her voice and design, and her dynamics with Konoha and Satoko. I only wish we would see her assassinating someone and building more gadgets besides Roboko. Also enjoying her lolified version.

>>7792
Yeah, love Marin. Everything from her personality to her cute appearance, love it.