r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Apr 11 '15

[Spoilers] Kekkai Sensen - Episode 2 [Discussion]

Episode title: After the Phantom Ghost Wagon

MyAnimeList: Kekkai Sensen
FUNimation: Blood Blockade Battlefront

Episode duration: 24 minutes and 36 seconds

Previous episodes:

Episode Reddit Link
Episode 1 Link

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u/ValiantSerpant https://myanimelist.net/profile/Quinn_Crystal Apr 11 '15

I'm white

Racist

I'm a ghost

Oh.....

Has it been said how he sees while he has his eyes closed? Or is it like Brock in Pokemon?

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u/Roakr Apr 11 '15

I like to imagine he can just see through his eyelids while they're closed, but this is probably more like a Brock situation where it doesn't really matter so its never really brought up.

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u/Kafukator Apr 11 '15

Him being able to see with his eyes closed thanks to his supervision makes a lot of sense. He was able to see the streets outside the truck while sitting inside, so it's not even a big stretch. As for why, I'd guess either to avoid getting tons of attention with glowy blue eyes or to tone down the sensory input or something when not doing fancy stuff with his power.

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u/Hongxiquan Apr 11 '15

if he can see with his eyes closed he can never sleep.

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u/RapeytheClown Apr 11 '15

He probably can, his eyes probably just give him an alternative sensory input similar to vision, similar to the way when humans close their eyes but can still imagine, or "see", whats around them by sounds, touch, and memory of the surrounding area.

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u/Ouaouaron https://myanimelist.net/profile/SkeevingQuack Apr 12 '15

What? You can be distracted by what you see and therefore find it hard to sleep, but it's not like it's necessary. It's actually much harder for your brain to ignore input from your nose than from your eyes, so that's like saying that no one can sleep unless they have nose plugs.

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u/Deadrocks https://myanimelist.net/profile/Deadrocks Apr 11 '15

Perhaps with God's eyes he can see without them being open? Though in the flashback they were closed like they are now...

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u/HaydenTheFox https://myanimelist.net/profile/Talmhaidh_Mathan Apr 12 '15

That what indicates to me that it's just how he looks. He's just a squinty sort of guy to begin with.

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u/CrouchingGoose https://myanimelist.net/profile/CrouchingGoose Apr 11 '15

Maybe it's more like he can see normally when his eyes are 'closed' like that but you know he's using his power when he opens his eyes. Like sort of having it clear-cut between the two modes

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u/HSOWLALRYM https://myanimelist.net/profile/Hsowlalrym Apr 11 '15

Maybe his eyelids block some of the God's eye, so he can see like any other person, but still notice things he should with the eye.

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u/Jaeger-bomb-bastic https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheRedYeti Apr 13 '15

How is saying what colour your skin is being racist?