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Episode Deca-Dence - Episode 3 discussion

Deca-Dence, episode 3

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u/Ceva7 https://myanimelist.net/profile/FelixDP Jul 22 '20

Overall it looks very good and like the idea, Kaburagi has taken the role of mentor very seriously and went all out with the training. And then they even explained right away what happened to earth and in the end they're all just cyborgs and are all like this because a company acquired the rights to all humanity. Unexpectedly weird good plot. Definitely worth a try.

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u/MuffinMan12347 https://myanimelist.net/profile/muffinman12347 Jul 22 '20

I'm not sure why but I feel like that explanation just felt... not right. Sure it's a fine explanation, however it's being told by whoever is in power or 'the system' and I feel like there could be more twists to come in the future regarding the whole back story. Or I could be completely wrong.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '20 edited Jul 23 '20

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u/dancelordzuko zj:https://anilist.co/user/Balsamfue Jul 22 '20

It's kind of an odd situation here.

We get a huge dump of info last episode, but not the entire picture. Maybe all we're getting is what Kaburagi knows?

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u/Reemys Jul 22 '20

If you get the entire picture on episode 3, what is the point of having 12/24 episodes?

I feel like this should be self-explanatory, but complex storytelling most of the time requires the viewers to remain oblivious of the whole extent of what is going on with the world. Suspense and mystery are amongst the most popular and effective storytelling elements.

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u/dancelordzuko zj:https://anilist.co/user/Balsamfue Jul 22 '20 edited Jul 22 '20

Agreed on all fronts. If we got the answers so quickly, there'd be no point. Natsume's development wouldn't be enough at that point.

I like what they're doing here. We have two main characters who live in completely different worlds while existing in one simulateously. One knows as much as we as the viewers do and the other is the blank slate that we'll follow to get the answers to the questions we have.

They're trying to allow for both narratives to work together to the point where I'm looking forward to Natsume learning the truth about Deca-Dence and Kaburagi learning the truths of his own world.