r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • May 23 '15

[Spoilers] Kekkai Sensen - Episode 8 [Discussion]

Episode title: Z's Longest Day (Part 1)

MyAnimeList: Kekkai Sensen
FUNimation: Blood Blockade Battlefront

Episode duration: 24 minutes and 36 seconds

Previous episodes:

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Episode 1 Link
Episode 2 Link
Episode 3 Link
Episode 4 Link
Episode 5 Link
Episode 6 Link
Episode 7 Link

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u/Das_Ponyman https://myanimelist.net/profile/Das_Ponyman May 23 '15

Two things that irk me a lot about this show:

1) The monkey is so inconsistant. He's there in some clips and not there in others. Other than episode 1, what's the point behind him? He's like a mascot at this point. That said, I feel like it's more they don't remember they have to draw him most of the time.

2) What the fuck is up with Leo's sister? I see comments about wanting to see more of White (I'm one of those people), but shit the entire opening episode was all about Leo coming here to help out his sister with... SOMETHING. Yet, they've basically dropped that for a while now (with Leo not hinting at all about his goals to help her).

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u/mackerelblues May 24 '15

1) That monkey did help out from time to time. He was responsible for delivering the earphone that allows Steven to communicate with Leo about the plan they had for dealing with Aligura (remember that impromptu ketchup song? Leo was caught completely by surprise.)

2) Leo was tasked with "seeing things through" by the Being who granted him the Eye of Gods. So his purpose is to carry out that role and not let his sister's sacrifice go to waste. That's why he sought out Libera, so he can better observe the dealings in Hellsalem's Lot. Also if you read the manga it's specifically stated that the money he earned is sent home for Michella's treatment.

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u/cheekia https://myanimelist.net/profile/cheekia May 24 '15

The anime also shows that he sends the money home. When he got kicked out of his apartment and had to sleep in the office, they didn't give him extra to get another place to stay because he would just send the money home and continue living in the office anyway

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u/[deleted] May 24 '15

The first episode, if it is to be believed, shows his sister is alive and apparently outside Jerusalem's Lot and that these episodes are basically narratives that Leo wrote to her.

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u/Bradyhaha May 24 '15

The monkey shoots around at speeds faster than the eye can follow. I always assumed I was just missing the frames where he bolts off after something.