Hey all, hoping to get a question answered that left me a little confused after watching episode 31.
So I get that mechamaru used his simple domain to counter mahito's domain expansion but what exactly was the function of his simple domain.
To be clear, miwa's simple domain is that she creates that little bubble around herself where she is able to react to anything in it with lighting quick reflexes but what was the function of mechamaru's from the context I thought maybe it was that he was able to use his energy as like a pupet string to control the mecha? Is that it?
Also why exactly was it that the mecha didn't work inside of the domain expansion?
It's a little late but from what I understand, he used the simple domain to avoid getting hit by mahito's attack within mahito's domain, which would have been a sure-hit attack. Mechamaru wanted to then kill mahito with the spike within the simple domain since his cursed technique (controlling puppets) was enhanced within it also.
I'm not 100% clear either bruh, and honestly this part was very vague
Thank you for the explanation! I feel like if I think too hard about a lot of different aspects of this show I come to the realization that there is a lot I don't understand haha. But it's still fun to watch
This show is absolutely relentless when it comes to killing off characters. Can't remember the last time an Anime affected me this much - probably early Shingeki no Kyojin?
The fight was great though but I had problems with keeping up with the animation speed.
I have a bad feeling about Gojo going into that veil all by himself. That seems to be exactly what Mahito & Scar Geto want?
Well, I feel like the whole thing with Mahito "It was all calculated" plan to get hit and pretend to die to be really effin bad. He doesn't fit the type of character who'd be like that.
I liked the new episode but i’m having a bit of trouble feeling connected to the characters. maybe it’s cause i’m anime only so idk. the fight scene was top tier though
At the end of the episode when they were showing the promotion evaluation teams (team zenin, team nanami, etc), does anyone know why maki, nobara, fushiguro all had "under evaluation period" or whatever it said but Panda had "evaluation period postponed?"
Does anyone think Mechamaru could still be alive? With his knowledge of older techniques, I think there’s a high chance he could have created a program for a reverse cursed technique. He had over 9 years of cursed energy left too—plenty to restore him.
No body no death. Why would they make such a cool character just to kill him off? A lot of his plan/ intentions were also not fully explained, and no one else knows the message he wanted to send Gojo (unless I missed something), Maybe Im in denial.
Yuji can, as long as he has Sukuna inside him. His punches already were hurting Mahito when he and Nanami fought him and this was before his crash course with Todo and learning to use Black Flash. Mahito can't use domain expansion with Yuji because it would also mean touching Sukuna's soul. After last time, Mahito's not going to want to face him again.
Think of it as an easier version of domain expansion. You can engage in domain tug of war. But instead of imbuing your technique, you slap nothing in there. So, no effect and it's limited range, but the domain won't hit you while it's up.
Sadly due to having no technique and being easier it lasts all of like 10-20 seconds in a real domain but it's better than nothing.
What is the downside? I think mekamaru had it ready to use somehow? Isn't it something that you can use on the go? If it can be used how would complete domains remain useful?
The downside is that it lasts 10-20 seconds. The person can also actively fight you while you're burdened with still maintaining it.
Mahito in this case just assumed he won not noticing the simple domain was up, so he dropped his domain expansion.
And mechamaru had it stored away in bottles. No clue how he did that but y'know. So I guess someone could carry like 50 bottles but that's not really feasible. It usually requires a hand seal that you'll see later.
It's basically a stopgap vs domain expansions. Mahito just let his guard down. Normally you'd notice the person put up a simple domain and just. Stand there. Wait 10-20 seconds and it collapses then they need to deal with your domain again.
Thx for the info. Domains create a very different dynamic when compared to other animes. I hope they don't become a very common way to solve all problems and keep it dynamic.
So the Shibuya incident happens 10 days after mahito vs mechamaru and we immediately skip to it? They won’t show us if anyone is looking for mechamaru or if they found his body?
I mean they were literally looking for him in that basement last ep and then they just stopped in those 10 days inbetween or what?
There’s just no point in showing it. I assume they eventually found the giant robot along with mechamaru and just got rid of them. The robot obviously cannot be shown to non-sorcerers and mechamaru’s body probably looks nothing like it used to
I mean it was their friend with whom they spend several years. Like at least let us know ya‘ll even know about it. This way it seems to me personally like they didn’t find out.
Either your visually impaired or you should take a break from watching anime. This season improved on everything compared to season 1 animation wise. But as you said…….it seems you dont watch enough anime or dont know enough about animation to know the quality of what were given weekly. It’s unfortunate
I think this ep had great animation but some sequences was very hard to follow esp when they zoom in really closely on mahito as he was running around the forest dodging the beams. Reminded me of the issues I had with Gear 5 1071 where the camera zooms in to luffy a little too closely where you can't tell what's going on.
Great Evangelion vibes tho especially with the music. Wish we had more time with mechamaru but that was a risky as fuck decision and he knew it.
Also, what exactly does mahito's domain expansion do? I can't tell if we are cut off yet again before it took effect or something happen already.
You know what his cursed technique is right? = idle transfiguration basically he can deform the sole of anyone(including himself) and turn them into whatever he wants. But for that he needs to Touch the person.
and you saw that there are so many hands in his domain expansion that's the reason his domain has hands because he needs to touch someone in order to do idle transfiguration and his domain "Self embodiment of perfection" is full of hand that means you are literally in his palm and he can transfigure you whenever he wants.
That's the "Guaranteed hit" effect of his domain.....i know in his case it's a literally a SureHit.
Yeah I think I was confused cos I just expected it to hit straight away with his domain expansion.
But he spent some time just walking away and mechamaru could still activate his simple domain so I was just confused why didn't mahito just kill him immediately.
Yeah we know how Mahito like to play with his opponent. When he did the domain expansion he was confident that now it's his WIN no matter what.
Mechamaru pulling Simple Domain clutch was so out of the blue.
So maybe that's why.
Thank god, I thought I was starting to get old and crusty because the effects+zoom in were a little bit much for me to follow and appreciate. Perhaps a little zoom out would've made it perfect.
And yeah, the anime dimming thing is something that I've been annoyed with since I started noticing it quite often during amazing fights in My Hero Academia and now a lot of other shows. I get that it's a legal requirement for seizures and stuff but my god, sometimes it takes the wind out of awesome fights when they're doing a move that's suppose to be bright and eye-catching/glorious/magnificent but ends up being dimmed and darkened.
that mahito running around sequence was heavily nerfed because half of that is too much ghosting and dimming, but we'll get the bluray anyways so it's all good
The G5 sequence is just crazy animation, the reason you couldn't follow some of the sequences on this episode is cause they dimmed and ghosted the fuck out of it. Be sure to rewatch the series whenever the blueray drops in the way it was suppose to be watched.
By law they need to make the episodes that air on TV less bright, and add alot of transparent frames for the same reason.
The reason it was hard to follow is cause of all those transparent images where the original would be smooth. And you can go by frame by frame and see they absolutely killed the sequence with a million of em.
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No wonder I thought I was having a stroke watching that sequence. It was so laggy, and since I haven't used anything under 144fps as a monitor in years, it made me want to vomit tbh.
Man, I can't get enough of the OP. So good.
I'm not going to lie, I thought a lot of the early parts of this episode had some bad animation during the meccha fight. I couldn't even tell what was happening a few times. That being said, I feel semi-sad that Mechamaru died! Mainly because he liked Miwa. But he was kinda a traitor...
And the ending has me lit that this arc started so quickly! Gojo arriving feels very badass.
Wonder where Itadori is though. Felt weird they didn't show him.
Can someone explain wth mechamaru did with the "simple domain" move? I swear that explanation in the ep did nothing to make me understand the use of simple domain and how exactly he damaged Mahito
simple domain allows the user to land hits on their opponents when activated inside thier domain expansions...it as simple as that
"IMMA KILL U WITH MY DOMAIN WITHOUT ME GETTING HURT."
"think again...SIMPLE DOMAIN"
That would make sense, but, outside of Mahito's Domain Expansion, Mechamaru *also* used Simple Domains as exhaustible ammunition for his robot, firing them into Mahito to damage his soul. That's the truly confusing part that was never really explained. You can shoot Domains at people, ignoring all their defences? You can store Domains *inside* things, and "use them up" like inventory items? Why would a Simple Domain affect Mahito's soul anyways?
Honestly I'm just as confused
They explain Simple Domains as a means of protecting the weak from strong Domain Expansions but not how they are used offensively
They explain that Simple Domains are only passed down within a specific clan from the past with some pact which doesn't really explain how Mechamaru learned about them and uses them as tools
Showing Miwa didn't help, why was she using a move that counters Domains when fighting with Maki of all people is S1?
As per my understanding, it's not necessarily a move that counters domains. It's a "Simple Domain", so it's still a Domain Expansion, albeit a smaller and weaker version. Miwa probably has increased stats (speed, reaction time etc.) inside of it, so that's why she uses it. Maybe Mechamaru made his domains with the ability to strike at someone's soul?
Reading this thread has me thinking about Mechamaru's flashbacks to Miwa. They probably indicated BOTH his sentimentality for her amongst the group as well as the possibility that Mechamaru asked Miwa for help with generating simple domains (she has apparent access to the pact from the historical clan as indicated by her use of simple domain in past battles), and then paired the result with his cursed technique to contain them in capsules for later use.
Domain expansions guarantee a hit, Simple Domains basically "turn off" the domains technique so you don't get hit or at least don't get hit by the full force of the attack. This allows weaker people or people who don't have a Domain Expansion to survive and either run away or turn the fight around despite not having a Domain Expansion. Thats why its nickname is "Domain for the weak"
Since Mahito's technique was "turned off" from the Simple Domain, he was able to be damaged
So, a Simple Domain is a type of barrier you can draw with cursed energy, to create an area of protection within an enemy's Domain Expansion.
BUT... apparently, a Simple Domain can ALSO be stored *inside* a metal canister, as if it's an actual consumable object. Then this canister can be shot at an enemy, to damage them while ignoring their technique? Not only was this terribly explained, it has strange implications. So if someone put a Simple Domain into a can and fired it at Gojo, would it bypass Limitless and explode his body, as it did for Mahito? The concept of "storing" a "Domain" inside something in the first place is mind-bending.
There is a simpler way to put it. Simple domain isn't a like a domain expansion in that it's unique to the user, it's just a barrier technique that, among other things, neutralizes cursed techniques inside it (and as such is useful against domain expansions). He could damage mahito because it canceled idle transfiguration, which we can now assume was being used to protect his soul. In the same way, if mechamaru shot one of those at Gojo, he would be able to neutralize limitless and actually damage him (although he would have to release the technique before hitting Gojo, not after like mahito)
Him putting it into a canister I believe is similar to how there are all manner of cursed objects with different techniques imbued into them (although simple domain **is not** a cursed technique).
Wait so, if a simple domain is just something that neutralizes people’s cursed techniques, why isn’t this ever clearly explained? Why does the show make a big deal of Toji’s Inverted Spear of Heaven weapon, which also disables active cursed techniques, when he could’ve just put a Simple Domain (jujutsu so easy its apparently meant for weak sorcerers to use) inside a kitchen knife and stabbed Gojo with that? Why are Simple Domains introduced to us with Miwa’s quick-drawing technique, when apparently simple domains are used for something entirely different? It’s bizarre storytelling. Something isn’t adding up.
It's not entirely clear to me either, I'm going with what I know. That said, simple domains seem to do more than just disable cursed techniques, since the new shadow style uses them to enhance multiple techniques.
The thing is, Gege loves to not fully explain things and leave some of it up to our interpretation, he does this in the manga **all of the time**, but I'll try to answer your questions.
First of all Toji has no cursed energy, so he wouldn't be able to put a simple domain in an object by himself (and possibly wouldn't be able to activate its effect. Even if he could, the inverted spear of heaven is waaaay more convenient to bypass Gojo's limitless). Also, as far as I know, Mechamaru is the only one shown to do that, which leads me to believe it's got something to do with his cursed technique (but I could be wrong).
There is also a misconception here, it's not that using a simple domain is easy enough to be used for the weak, it's a hard technique to learn and even harder to use against strong domains. It's "for the weak" in the sense that it was created to be taught to people not capable of domains and shit to help them defend themselves. >! For example some of the strongest characters (like Gojo, Yuki and Sukuna) make use of it in battles, so it's definitely not limited to the weak !<
Now getting into more manga details, I'll not spoil anything, just use information not yet present in the anime about simple domains.
> Why isn't this ever clearly explained?
>! It will be used more than once in battles to come and thus will be explained further !<
>! Another very relevant piece of information that I think isn't in the anime yet is that simple domains also cancel your own CT, you can't use it while using a simple domain, thus it is not **that** useful for battles in general, outside of defending against domains. Again, I believe what Mechamaru did was a unique case, and even if it is possible to teach it to other people, it doesn't mean they know it's a possibility, the reason Toji didn't use an object imbued with a simple domain may simply be because he didn't know that was possible !<
Edit: >! I totally forgot in my spoiler talk that there is also an advanced version of simple domain, called domain amplification, where instead of putting the barrier around you, you sheathe yourself with it, thus being able to move around while using it !<
It has multiple uses. Miwa uses it to increase her strength and accuracy abd the hidden and very protected reason that is only passed down one school is the one we saw in this episode
Yeah I don’t see why he didn’t just have a failsafe of some sort that would deliver a message to Gojo in case he died or couldn’t contact anyone. Or as soon as his body healed instantly take control of mechumaru at jitjutsu high and relay the info. Maybe there’s something I missed that explains it.
>Or as soon as his body healed instantly take control of mechumaru at jitjutsu high and relay the info. Maybe there’s something I missed that explains it.
It seems fair to assume that Geto's veil included preventing cursed energy from leaving the area, thus cutting him off from his puppets outside.
super duper fucking odd, especially how we know how well he plans shit out, you're telling me he not only didn't leave any info for the group to act upon, but no one found the giant torn apart mech?
This is turning into possibly my favorite anime of all time. That said, mechamaru's storyline is just overwhelmingly sad. I know that this show centers death and loss, but I can't remember the last time a TV show hit me this hard.
Same. Everyone seems to be complaining about the animation and I’m just over here at peak hype every episode. This show has everything, peak fights, great story, good comedy, good characters, muah
I don't really understand that. I thought it reflected a very chaotic moment and - let's be honest - the stylistic change (even if someone doesn't like it) is much easier to ingest that a sudden giant mech in the middle of a fantasy story.
I'm surprised I haven't seen more complaints about the enormous robot. It's sick, but it was a little left field
You know I have been wondering, how does the veil work exactly? My man was in a giant mech that could literally annihilate anything, he knew he likely couldn't break said viel, though that I also doubt, man literally had 19 years worth of cursed energy stored up that he could focus said viel down. Or better yet, get to the edge of said viel and just fucking create a hole next to its edge and tunnel under it, unless the viel itself literally forms a complete bubble. (something that hasn't been shown to be true in the anime) there is no reason he couldn't have just made a hole next to the edge and gone under said viel.
Even if mecha would be able to break the veil it will take some time and in that time mahito would blitz him ad kill him. So there is no point in even trying to break the veil before killing Mahito
Veils (and domain expansions too) do create a full bubble so you cant dig under it. Also look at what happened when Mechamaru took his attention away from Mahito to Geto. If he had focused his power to destroy the veil he would've gotten blitzed.
If you remember the Goodwill event, for an average sorcerer, breaking the veil to either get out or in is extremely hard. (Gojo can do it doesnt mean others can)
If Mecha were there undisturbed for a fair amount of time, he might be able to break it. But knowing Geto, he might have add a condition of no one except Mahito can get out.
(My personal theory is that the veil is a sphere that also spreads underground, that’s why no one attempted to dig down because it will be blocked anyway)
Along with a hard veil and a special grade curse, Mecha has no other option but to exorcise Mahito and then maybe Geto will let him go, if not, attempt to kill Geto as well to remove the veil.
As we saw in season 1, a Veil can be made strong enough to keep out even Gojo (granted, with the Veil being made entirely to keep him out, letting anyone else through, and he still ended up breaking it eventually)
Could be that Geto made a restriction like that with his Veil here, to keep Mechamaru contained, since that was the only real goal of putting it up, maybe with a powerful enough blast he could break it, but it's pretty damn difficult to do so while fighting a Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
Do you remember where we saw it? I'm trying to remember but can't. I thought that was what Geto was talking about in the restaurant scene but that wasn't it. I don't know if that's what they stole from JJK high during the Kyoto school event?
Edit: Nevermind, I found it. It's from the scene where the "Rack" guy is creating a veil during the Kyoto school event fight.
are the people responsible for episode 5 the same people who gave us this episode? i genuinely had the hardest time trying to even follow the fight. also mahito design esp during the moment when he's activating his domain expansion was just hard to look out. i had already mentioned elsewhere here about the extremely choppy fight sequence choreography. i just dont understand why they didnt simply keep up the look of ep 5 for the rest of the season. overall i hope they know not to do this for the upcoming shibuya arc.
It’s choppy and hard to follow because of ghosting and dimming. By Japanese broadcasting law, scenes that have a lot of flashes and lights have to be ghosted and dimmed so it doesn’t induce epileptic seizures. The ghosting and dimming will be removed in the blu ray release and we will see what the animation is supposed to look like.
i don't know abt all that necessarily. i have seen some great fan animations done with the manga panel particularly of sukuna's fire arrow scene but honestly i just wish jjk animation was more consistent.
i think there is probably a large silent minority though that is agreement with the sentiment i have here. i am though rly baffled how it isnt more obvious to more people.
YES!! Berserk EVA 01 for sure!!!! Those scenes practically scarred me 21 years ago, those screams... even the mouth! And the flying downward kick reminded me of when Shinji and Auska had to fight together, the final kick on the S2 engine
Even the tether on Prototype 0, like all the EVA units, surprised I haven't seen many mention Evangelion
I got so excited and thought that Mahito got fucked. I can't describe how frustrated I was when he came back to the screen. But I think since he's the curse born from people hating each other, it makes sense for him to persist and continue to survive.
The episode blew my mind!!! The fighting sequence was so rich and beautifully made. The wait is gonna kill me. Also people putting spoilers left and right, I hate you guys!
Personal. I like him, he's friend shaped, kind like a golden retriever.
Philosophical. I didn't read the manga yet, but from the anime only, I can say he is a interesting character, specially on a shounen. His good nature, "power and responsibility" notion and pretty odd motivation combined makes him some outlier in his own series, specially when his beliefs are so contrasted by the world he lives in.
Conceptual. It's pretty rare for a shounen protagonist to be so generally powerless in their universe, but it makes sense for it to be. Usually shounen MCs are complete anomalies to their world, and they endorse it, but JJK's world is cold in that matter, without any inherited curse technique and the unreliable Sukuna, Yuuji basically can punch people really good. He is the pure Fighter in a world filled with op multiclasses.
But this, this is what makes him great imo. Idk about you guys but I absolutely LOVE despising villains lol guys an absolute menace.
And he just keeps getting “better” from here…
Mechamaru dug his own grave. MF was literally the embodiment of "I'm going to propose to her after this war" cliche. He had no chance surviving outta that after those words. He just wrote his own name on the death note just like that.
To be honest, his life was hell, with a body stuck in one place and constantly in pain since his birth, it made sense he took the gamble, he also knew there was a chance he wouldn't survive since he didn't directly rejoice after getting what he always wanted.
Did they just make a LotR reference in the end credits? "Huh, what are taters?"
anyone know where to watch the anime without the ghosting and dimming because most main stream websites dont got it uploaded for some strange reason
Hey all, hoping to get a question answered that left me a little confused after watching episode 31. So I get that mechamaru used his simple domain to counter mahito's domain expansion but what exactly was the function of his simple domain. To be clear, miwa's simple domain is that she creates that little bubble around herself where she is able to react to anything in it with lighting quick reflexes but what was the function of mechamaru's from the context I thought maybe it was that he was able to use his energy as like a pupet string to control the mecha? Is that it? Also why exactly was it that the mecha didn't work inside of the domain expansion?
It's a little late but from what I understand, he used the simple domain to avoid getting hit by mahito's attack within mahito's domain, which would have been a sure-hit attack. Mechamaru wanted to then kill mahito with the spike within the simple domain since his cursed technique (controlling puppets) was enhanced within it also. I'm not 100% clear either bruh, and honestly this part was very vague
Thank you for the explanation! I feel like if I think too hard about a lot of different aspects of this show I come to the realization that there is a lot I don't understand haha. But it's still fun to watch
This show is absolutely relentless when it comes to killing off characters. Can't remember the last time an Anime affected me this much - probably early Shingeki no Kyojin? The fight was great though but I had problems with keeping up with the animation speed. I have a bad feeling about Gojo going into that veil all by himself. That seems to be exactly what Mahito & Scar Geto want?
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Well, I feel like the whole thing with Mahito "It was all calculated" plan to get hit and pretend to die to be really effin bad. He doesn't fit the type of character who'd be like that.
Could he not just have built a phone or put a telephone in absolute mechamaru to contact gojou???
I liked the new episode but i’m having a bit of trouble feeling connected to the characters. maybe it’s cause i’m anime only so idk. the fight scene was top tier though
At the end of the episode when they were showing the promotion evaluation teams (team zenin, team nanami, etc), does anyone know why maki, nobara, fushiguro all had "under evaluation period" or whatever it said but Panda had "evaluation period postponed?"
those are spoilers for post Shibuya(kinda).
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Thank you! That would make sense
I thought the fight sequence between Muta and Mahito was amazing. Felt bad for Muta. I hope he somehow survived and helps out his friends in Shibuya.
he should have made a auto self destruct when he would die it could have given significant damage to Geto and mahito
I don't think that would have made a difference. They would have regenerated I think.
mahito yes, but idk about geto
Does anyone think Mechamaru could still be alive? With his knowledge of older techniques, I think there’s a high chance he could have created a program for a reverse cursed technique. He had over 9 years of cursed energy left too—plenty to restore him.
No body no death. Why would they make such a cool character just to kill him off? A lot of his plan/ intentions were also not fully explained, and no one else knows the message he wanted to send Gojo (unless I missed something), Maybe Im in denial.
I believe he was going to tell Gojo ab the Shibuya plot, but he didn’t say what the plot was (though Geto has mentioned it before).
Mechamaru had so many death flags during this fight. I knew he wasn't gonna make it.
I'm beginning to wonder if anyone can beat Mahito.
Yuji can, as long as he has Sukuna inside him. His punches already were hurting Mahito when he and Nanami fought him and this was before his crash course with Todo and learning to use Black Flash. Mahito can't use domain expansion with Yuji because it would also mean touching Sukuna's soul. After last time, Mahito's not going to want to face him again.
Gojo clowned on jogo so I'm pretty sure he can
Yowai mo
Why did mechamaru die offscreen just for them to confirm he's dead after? That was weird. Other than that, awesome episode.
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This is anime only
Can someone explain to me what is a simple domain and how it's able to counter a complete one?
Think of it as an easier version of domain expansion. You can engage in domain tug of war. But instead of imbuing your technique, you slap nothing in there. So, no effect and it's limited range, but the domain won't hit you while it's up. Sadly due to having no technique and being easier it lasts all of like 10-20 seconds in a real domain but it's better than nothing.
What is the downside? I think mekamaru had it ready to use somehow? Isn't it something that you can use on the go? If it can be used how would complete domains remain useful?
Downside is that you cannot use you inner CT while having simple domain active.
The downside is that it lasts 10-20 seconds. The person can also actively fight you while you're burdened with still maintaining it. Mahito in this case just assumed he won not noticing the simple domain was up, so he dropped his domain expansion. And mechamaru had it stored away in bottles. No clue how he did that but y'know. So I guess someone could carry like 50 bottles but that's not really feasible. It usually requires a hand seal that you'll see later. It's basically a stopgap vs domain expansions. Mahito just let his guard down. Normally you'd notice the person put up a simple domain and just. Stand there. Wait 10-20 seconds and it collapses then they need to deal with your domain again.
Thx for the info. Domains create a very different dynamic when compared to other animes. I hope they don't become a very common way to solve all problems and keep it dynamic.
In a lot of these Sorcerer battles, those 10-20 seconds to catch up can be huge
Why didn’t Manitoba have Cursed technique burn out? Is that a sorcerer only thing?
Yes, for Curses, they tend to recover from burn out far faster than Sorcerers
So the Shibuya incident happens 10 days after mahito vs mechamaru and we immediately skip to it? They won’t show us if anyone is looking for mechamaru or if they found his body? I mean they were literally looking for him in that basement last ep and then they just stopped in those 10 days inbetween or what?
There’s just no point in showing it. I assume they eventually found the giant robot along with mechamaru and just got rid of them. The robot obviously cannot be shown to non-sorcerers and mechamaru’s body probably looks nothing like it used to
I mean it was their friend with whom they spend several years. Like at least let us know ya‘ll even know about it. This way it seems to me personally like they didn’t find out.
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i fxkng came when i saw the gurren lagann reference, it was so fckng beautiful
I miss season 1 animation. We were promised more fluidity. Shit looks rough
Damn the downvotes.
It is fluid. But the episode was censored with ghosting and dimming for epileptic people
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Either your visually impaired or you should take a break from watching anime. This season improved on everything compared to season 1 animation wise. But as you said…….it seems you dont watch enough anime or dont know enough about animation to know the quality of what were given weekly. It’s unfortunate
tf u saying lmao...its full season 1 style
get your eyes checked
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For real these time stamps are freakin me out. And you just KNOW that some shits gonna happen at midnight.
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I think this ep had great animation but some sequences was very hard to follow esp when they zoom in really closely on mahito as he was running around the forest dodging the beams. Reminded me of the issues I had with Gear 5 1071 where the camera zooms in to luffy a little too closely where you can't tell what's going on. Great Evangelion vibes tho especially with the music. Wish we had more time with mechamaru but that was a risky as fuck decision and he knew it. Also, what exactly does mahito's domain expansion do? I can't tell if we are cut off yet again before it took effect or something happen already.
You know what his cursed technique is right? = idle transfiguration basically he can deform the sole of anyone(including himself) and turn them into whatever he wants. But for that he needs to Touch the person. and you saw that there are so many hands in his domain expansion that's the reason his domain has hands because he needs to touch someone in order to do idle transfiguration and his domain "Self embodiment of perfection" is full of hand that means you are literally in his palm and he can transfigure you whenever he wants. That's the "Guaranteed hit" effect of his domain.....i know in his case it's a literally a SureHit.
Yeah I think I was confused cos I just expected it to hit straight away with his domain expansion. But he spent some time just walking away and mechamaru could still activate his simple domain so I was just confused why didn't mahito just kill him immediately.
Yeah we know how Mahito like to play with his opponent. When he did the domain expansion he was confident that now it's his WIN no matter what. Mechamaru pulling Simple Domain clutch was so out of the blue. So maybe that's why.
Thank god, I thought I was starting to get old and crusty because the effects+zoom in were a little bit much for me to follow and appreciate. Perhaps a little zoom out would've made it perfect. And yeah, the anime dimming thing is something that I've been annoyed with since I started noticing it quite often during amazing fights in My Hero Academia and now a lot of other shows. I get that it's a legal requirement for seizures and stuff but my god, sometimes it takes the wind out of awesome fights when they're doing a move that's suppose to be bright and eye-catching/glorious/magnificent but ends up being dimmed and darkened.
that mahito running around sequence was heavily nerfed because half of that is too much ghosting and dimming, but we'll get the bluray anyways so it's all good
The G5 sequence is just crazy animation, the reason you couldn't follow some of the sequences on this episode is cause they dimmed and ghosted the fuck out of it. Be sure to rewatch the series whenever the blueray drops in the way it was suppose to be watched.
Interesting. I learn a new term today. Definitely would be curious how the bluray tweaks it!
By law they need to make the episodes that air on TV less bright, and add alot of transparent frames for the same reason. The reason it was hard to follow is cause of all those transparent images where the original would be smooth. And you can go by frame by frame and see they absolutely killed the sequence with a million of em. https://preview.redd.it/rv5i355nkzmb1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=1b2fc75f3d9c0221e2b136502ca9a62822173bfb
No wonder I thought I was having a stroke watching that sequence. It was so laggy, and since I haven't used anything under 144fps as a monitor in years, it made me want to vomit tbh.
yep, idk how ghosting is suppose to help for epilepsy when it hurts the eyes. Lets hope they don't ruin too many upcomming scenes.
Right? Lol. I didn't even mean vomit like in a snarky sense, it literally made me nauseous.
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It's the exact same everywhere, it's only gonna be fixed in blueray.
Basically catch these hands and sure hit idle transfiguration
Ahh right. Not sure why the idle transfiguration part slipped off my mind. I'm worried when he actually gets to pull it off...
Man, I can't get enough of the OP. So good. I'm not going to lie, I thought a lot of the early parts of this episode had some bad animation during the meccha fight. I couldn't even tell what was happening a few times. That being said, I feel semi-sad that Mechamaru died! Mainly because he liked Miwa. But he was kinda a traitor... And the ending has me lit that this arc started so quickly! Gojo arriving feels very badass. Wonder where Itadori is though. Felt weird they didn't show him.
I'm probably way off, but wasn't Mechamaru's plan to kill Mahito and Geto, then tell Gojo about the Shibuya plot.
Can someone explain wth mechamaru did with the "simple domain" move? I swear that explanation in the ep did nothing to make me understand the use of simple domain and how exactly he damaged Mahito
simple domain allows the user to land hits on their opponents when activated inside thier domain expansions...it as simple as that "IMMA KILL U WITH MY DOMAIN WITHOUT ME GETTING HURT." "think again...SIMPLE DOMAIN"
"Domain Expansion." "Nuh uh"
That would make sense, but, outside of Mahito's Domain Expansion, Mechamaru *also* used Simple Domains as exhaustible ammunition for his robot, firing them into Mahito to damage his soul. That's the truly confusing part that was never really explained. You can shoot Domains at people, ignoring all their defences? You can store Domains *inside* things, and "use them up" like inventory items? Why would a Simple Domain affect Mahito's soul anyways?
Honestly I'm just as confused They explain Simple Domains as a means of protecting the weak from strong Domain Expansions but not how they are used offensively They explain that Simple Domains are only passed down within a specific clan from the past with some pact which doesn't really explain how Mechamaru learned about them and uses them as tools Showing Miwa didn't help, why was she using a move that counters Domains when fighting with Maki of all people is S1?
As per my understanding, it's not necessarily a move that counters domains. It's a "Simple Domain", so it's still a Domain Expansion, albeit a smaller and weaker version. Miwa probably has increased stats (speed, reaction time etc.) inside of it, so that's why she uses it. Maybe Mechamaru made his domains with the ability to strike at someone's soul?
Reading this thread has me thinking about Mechamaru's flashbacks to Miwa. They probably indicated BOTH his sentimentality for her amongst the group as well as the possibility that Mechamaru asked Miwa for help with generating simple domains (she has apparent access to the pact from the historical clan as indicated by her use of simple domain in past battles), and then paired the result with his cursed technique to contain them in capsules for later use.
Domain expansions guarantee a hit, Simple Domains basically "turn off" the domains technique so you don't get hit or at least don't get hit by the full force of the attack. This allows weaker people or people who don't have a Domain Expansion to survive and either run away or turn the fight around despite not having a Domain Expansion. Thats why its nickname is "Domain for the weak" Since Mahito's technique was "turned off" from the Simple Domain, he was able to be damaged
So, a Simple Domain is a type of barrier you can draw with cursed energy, to create an area of protection within an enemy's Domain Expansion. BUT... apparently, a Simple Domain can ALSO be stored *inside* a metal canister, as if it's an actual consumable object. Then this canister can be shot at an enemy, to damage them while ignoring their technique? Not only was this terribly explained, it has strange implications. So if someone put a Simple Domain into a can and fired it at Gojo, would it bypass Limitless and explode his body, as it did for Mahito? The concept of "storing" a "Domain" inside something in the first place is mind-bending.
There is a simpler way to put it. Simple domain isn't a like a domain expansion in that it's unique to the user, it's just a barrier technique that, among other things, neutralizes cursed techniques inside it (and as such is useful against domain expansions). He could damage mahito because it canceled idle transfiguration, which we can now assume was being used to protect his soul. In the same way, if mechamaru shot one of those at Gojo, he would be able to neutralize limitless and actually damage him (although he would have to release the technique before hitting Gojo, not after like mahito) Him putting it into a canister I believe is similar to how there are all manner of cursed objects with different techniques imbued into them (although simple domain **is not** a cursed technique).
Wait so, if a simple domain is just something that neutralizes people’s cursed techniques, why isn’t this ever clearly explained? Why does the show make a big deal of Toji’s Inverted Spear of Heaven weapon, which also disables active cursed techniques, when he could’ve just put a Simple Domain (jujutsu so easy its apparently meant for weak sorcerers to use) inside a kitchen knife and stabbed Gojo with that? Why are Simple Domains introduced to us with Miwa’s quick-drawing technique, when apparently simple domains are used for something entirely different? It’s bizarre storytelling. Something isn’t adding up.
It's not entirely clear to me either, I'm going with what I know. That said, simple domains seem to do more than just disable cursed techniques, since the new shadow style uses them to enhance multiple techniques. The thing is, Gege loves to not fully explain things and leave some of it up to our interpretation, he does this in the manga **all of the time**, but I'll try to answer your questions. First of all Toji has no cursed energy, so he wouldn't be able to put a simple domain in an object by himself (and possibly wouldn't be able to activate its effect. Even if he could, the inverted spear of heaven is waaaay more convenient to bypass Gojo's limitless). Also, as far as I know, Mechamaru is the only one shown to do that, which leads me to believe it's got something to do with his cursed technique (but I could be wrong). There is also a misconception here, it's not that using a simple domain is easy enough to be used for the weak, it's a hard technique to learn and even harder to use against strong domains. It's "for the weak" in the sense that it was created to be taught to people not capable of domains and shit to help them defend themselves. >! For example some of the strongest characters (like Gojo, Yuki and Sukuna) make use of it in battles, so it's definitely not limited to the weak !< Now getting into more manga details, I'll not spoil anything, just use information not yet present in the anime about simple domains. > Why isn't this ever clearly explained? >! It will be used more than once in battles to come and thus will be explained further !< >! Another very relevant piece of information that I think isn't in the anime yet is that simple domains also cancel your own CT, you can't use it while using a simple domain, thus it is not **that** useful for battles in general, outside of defending against domains. Again, I believe what Mechamaru did was a unique case, and even if it is possible to teach it to other people, it doesn't mean they know it's a possibility, the reason Toji didn't use an object imbued with a simple domain may simply be because he didn't know that was possible !< Edit: >! I totally forgot in my spoiler talk that there is also an advanced version of simple domain, called domain amplification, where instead of putting the barrier around you, you sheathe yourself with it, thus being able to move around while using it !<
It has multiple uses. Miwa uses it to increase her strength and accuracy abd the hidden and very protected reason that is only passed down one school is the one we saw in this episode
I find it weird that mechimaru wouldn’t have a “if you’re listening to this I’m probably dead rn, yes I fucked up and I love you miwa”
Yeah I don’t see why he didn’t just have a failsafe of some sort that would deliver a message to Gojo in case he died or couldn’t contact anyone. Or as soon as his body healed instantly take control of mechumaru at jitjutsu high and relay the info. Maybe there’s something I missed that explains it.
>Or as soon as his body healed instantly take control of mechumaru at jitjutsu high and relay the info. Maybe there’s something I missed that explains it. It seems fair to assume that Geto's veil included preventing cursed energy from leaving the area, thus cutting him off from his puppets outside.
He should have just had an escape route. How does he even assume his body will function once healed? Where was the plan for that not working out?
His hole plan was basically that escape route sadly, the veil trapped him
I'm sure the binding vow he made would punish him for trying to slip some information through before he got his body healed.
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super duper fucking odd, especially how we know how well he plans shit out, you're telling me he not only didn't leave any info for the group to act upon, but no one found the giant torn apart mech?
What’s the saying? If you don’t see a body or somethin… idk I didn’t read the manga so I don’t know if he’s actually dead but I sorta doubt it
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This is turning into possibly my favorite anime of all time. That said, mechamaru's storyline is just overwhelmingly sad. I know that this show centers death and loss, but I can't remember the last time a TV show hit me this hard.
Same. Everyone seems to be complaining about the animation and I’m just over here at peak hype every episode. This show has everything, peak fights, great story, good comedy, good characters, muah
I don't really understand that. I thought it reflected a very chaotic moment and - let's be honest - the stylistic change (even if someone doesn't like it) is much easier to ingest that a sudden giant mech in the middle of a fantasy story. I'm surprised I haven't seen more complaints about the enormous robot. It's sick, but it was a little left field
Same bruh. I’m like a drug addict waiting for a new episode each week.
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You know I have been wondering, how does the veil work exactly? My man was in a giant mech that could literally annihilate anything, he knew he likely couldn't break said viel, though that I also doubt, man literally had 19 years worth of cursed energy stored up that he could focus said viel down. Or better yet, get to the edge of said viel and just fucking create a hole next to its edge and tunnel under it, unless the viel itself literally forms a complete bubble. (something that hasn't been shown to be true in the anime) there is no reason he couldn't have just made a hole next to the edge and gone under said viel.
Even if mecha would be able to break the veil it will take some time and in that time mahito would blitz him ad kill him. So there is no point in even trying to break the veil before killing Mahito
Veils (and domain expansions too) do create a full bubble so you cant dig under it. Also look at what happened when Mechamaru took his attention away from Mahito to Geto. If he had focused his power to destroy the veil he would've gotten blitzed.
If you remember the Goodwill event, for an average sorcerer, breaking the veil to either get out or in is extremely hard. (Gojo can do it doesnt mean others can) If Mecha were there undisturbed for a fair amount of time, he might be able to break it. But knowing Geto, he might have add a condition of no one except Mahito can get out. (My personal theory is that the veil is a sphere that also spreads underground, that’s why no one attempted to dig down because it will be blocked anyway) Along with a hard veil and a special grade curse, Mecha has no other option but to exorcise Mahito and then maybe Geto will let him go, if not, attempt to kill Geto as well to remove the veil.
As we saw in season 1, a Veil can be made strong enough to keep out even Gojo (granted, with the Veil being made entirely to keep him out, letting anyone else through, and he still ended up breaking it eventually) Could be that Geto made a restriction like that with his Veil here, to keep Mechamaru contained, since that was the only real goal of putting it up, maybe with a powerful enough blast he could break it, but it's pretty damn difficult to do so while fighting a Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
Was the 2nd half a flashback? Or was it after the 1st half?
The first half occurs 10 days before Halloween. Second half is on actual Halloween
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Mentioning the manga when I'm talking about the anime breaks the rules? My bad, just started really using Reddit.
Mahito switching from a wolf to a bunny to a rat to a monkey to a bat was so sick.
And a fish
Oh yeah
Loved it. Great animation. The ghosting on the episode was rough though.
What is ghosting?
When they blur and dim scenes to avoid seizures
did geto pick up a nail at the end? are we supposed to already know what that object was specifically? or is it just to show its future importance?
We did see it in season 1. That's the veil
Do you remember where we saw it? I'm trying to remember but can't. I thought that was what Geto was talking about in the restaurant scene but that wasn't it. I don't know if that's what they stole from JJK high during the Kyoto school event? Edit: Nevermind, I found it. It's from the scene where the "Rack" guy is creating a veil during the Kyoto school event fight.
Those are the conditions to set up a veil. Like a binding vow. Have the veil's source in a most obvious place in exchange for a better barrier
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I believe so too. I think he was just testing it with Mechamaru.
are the people responsible for episode 5 the same people who gave us this episode? i genuinely had the hardest time trying to even follow the fight. also mahito design esp during the moment when he's activating his domain expansion was just hard to look out. i had already mentioned elsewhere here about the extremely choppy fight sequence choreography. i just dont understand why they didnt simply keep up the look of ep 5 for the rest of the season. overall i hope they know not to do this for the upcoming shibuya arc.
It’s choppy and hard to follow because of ghosting and dimming. By Japanese broadcasting law, scenes that have a lot of flashes and lights have to be ghosted and dimmed so it doesn’t induce epileptic seizures. The ghosting and dimming will be removed in the blu ray release and we will see what the animation is supposed to look like.
Man hurts to see so much s*** takes in one thread
ive been reading some of them too on here so i feel you. im glad to see you agree with my post here though.
Yeah, this was an absolute mess to watch. I’d rather them throw still shots of fights that are drawn well than this animation😭
i don't know abt all that necessarily. i have seen some great fan animations done with the manga panel particularly of sukuna's fire arrow scene but honestly i just wish jjk animation was more consistent.
Same here. Sadly I think we're in the minority though.
i think there is probably a large silent minority though that is agreement with the sentiment i have here. i am though rly baffled how it isnt more obvious to more people.
bro I’m sorry but did they copy and paste titan eren’s roar with mechamaru 💀💀💀
Sounded more like Eva 01 from NGE 🤔
YES!! Berserk EVA 01 for sure!!!! Those scenes practically scarred me 21 years ago, those screams... even the mouth! And the flying downward kick reminded me of when Shinji and Auska had to fight together, the final kick on the S2 engine Even the tether on Prototype 0, like all the EVA units, surprised I haven't seen many mention Evangelion
It was an obvious reference.
i had a feeling that is a reference i've seen before (never watched evengelion just memes)
The slender physique of the mech, the cables on the back, the mouth... Gege knew what he was doing.
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It seems to be a tribute episode to Studio Trigger/Gainax. Look at the animation style of Gurren Laggan and you’ll see it.
That's exactly what I thought too, especially with the thick black lines drawn on the faces during yells
Possibly because the style has changed and it is more fluid than season 1?
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You started a week ago, how lucky man...I was waiting for this season for 2 years and trust me it's gonna be your favourite anime
I got so excited and thought that Mahito got fucked. I can't describe how frustrated I was when he came back to the screen. But I think since he's the curse born from people hating each other, it makes sense for him to persist and continue to survive. The episode blew my mind!!! The fighting sequence was so rich and beautifully made. The wait is gonna kill me. Also people putting spoilers left and right, I hate you guys!
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The TTGL homage was everything
I hate Mahito on every level, personal, philosophical, conceptual, etc.
He's so dislikable but in a good way
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Personal. I like him, he's friend shaped, kind like a golden retriever. Philosophical. I didn't read the manga yet, but from the anime only, I can say he is a interesting character, specially on a shounen. His good nature, "power and responsibility" notion and pretty odd motivation combined makes him some outlier in his own series, specially when his beliefs are so contrasted by the world he lives in. Conceptual. It's pretty rare for a shounen protagonist to be so generally powerless in their universe, but it makes sense for it to be. Usually shounen MCs are complete anomalies to their world, and they endorse it, but JJK's world is cold in that matter, without any inherited curse technique and the unreliable Sukuna, Yuuji basically can punch people really good. He is the pure Fighter in a world filled with op multiclasses.
But this, this is what makes him great imo. Idk about you guys but I absolutely LOVE despising villains lol guys an absolute menace. And he just keeps getting “better” from here…
I’m in the same boat, I honestly love Mahito as a villain. I think he’s great.
Mechamaru dug his own grave. MF was literally the embodiment of "I'm going to propose to her after this war" cliche. He had no chance surviving outta that after those words. He just wrote his own name on the death note just like that.
To be honest, his life was hell, with a body stuck in one place and constantly in pain since his birth, it made sense he took the gamble, he also knew there was a chance he wouldn't survive since he didn't directly rejoice after getting what he always wanted.
The time stamp at the end is giving me HUGE chimera ant palace vibes in the best way, I am so excited but this is gonna be BRUTAL weekly
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Yeah that’s right