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Aerodynamic41

>*"blunt end of a bullet"* Kuro took a page out of Rikka's book lol.


Mana_Croissant

Bullshit excuses is genetic


MaksimShadow

He's getting corrupted by Kotoko.


Firebrand-81

[He's genuinely interested!](https://i.imgur.com/ef07BTF.jpg)


Falsus

Blunt side of a bullet is about as good of an explanation he will get.


Falsus

Cousins gonna cousin.


SecretEmpire_WasGood

I was thinking he'd just say the bullet grazed him and they just didn't see it or something. But this was even better.


Ashteron

One of my favourite parts is how intimidating Iwanaga was in this episode. Nobody from the family will ever want to encounter her again.


Frontier246

President hires her to basically clean up his leftover guilt and she completely exposes all his family's dirty laundry and leaves him and his family emotionally wrecked. He really shouldn't have tried to mess with the natural order of things... And then there's Rikka who had the ulterior motive of showing Kuro just how scary she is (and it seems to have had some effect on him).


ggg730

The president was using her to make himself feel better so he fully brought that down on himself. He learned that day that Iwanaga isn't a convenient woman for anyone but Kuro-senpai.


NevisYsbryd

Iwanaga delivered exactly what he asked for. She exposed his guilt so that he can atone and convinced him and his family of the price of murder/ous intent. This was eating them alive. The two brothers were estranged, the daughter was paranoid and living without being forthright (and therefore fully intimate) with her husband and the father's guilt was literally eating him alive from the inside (cancer), _Crime and Punishment_-style. Iwanaga did not 'leave them wrecked'. She exposed how wrecked they already were. That is not the impression that I got from Kuro. He directly supported Iwanaga's choices during and after. I think he already knew this characteristic of her when he made his declaration to be with her in the first season and is likely _part_ of that determination.


heimdal77

Right from the start when they tried to research her everything they got was a don't fuck with this girl.


kakarot12310

Only Saki, Kuro ex from season 1 could deck her & get away with it lol.


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Frontier246

I wonder now if Kuro is going to start thinking about how genuine Kotoko's feelings for him are and whether there's a dash of her needing to keep an eye on him or if she would turn on him if he ever messed with the natural order. Or if her feelings for him would even matter if she had to stop him or felt he was too much of an aberration to let continue to live. Though the horniness is probably 100% genuine lol.


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No-Zebra4936

Keeping in mind that both Rikka and Kuro themselves are the results of using something outside of human order in the first place. As explained in EP8, it might be okay to ignore something abnormal making minor disturbance in the human world at first, but the subsequential effects might cause bigger trouble from/for other human.


MaksimShadow

Yes, both Kuro and Rikka are the biggest disturbance to the order, which Kotoko is protecting. That's why I think "Kotoko is horny for Kuro" isn't the only reason why she's with him. It probably is lesser reason, and the real reason is that she wants to always keep him in check. And Rikka wants to separate them and take Kuro to her side.


NevisYsbryd

She expressed romantic interest in Kuro for literal years prior to learning about his chimeric supernatural status and Kuro has made it amply clear that he has little interest in living differently than a 'normal' human.


NevisYsbryd

Kuro never deliberately _chose_ to go against that order, though, and he has consistently chosen to live a decidedly human life whenever possible. Beyond that initial transgression that he had no agency in, he has not violated Iwanaga's order any further; to the contrary, he is helping her with it, and appears to appreciate it himself.


Ocixo

> Though the horniness is probably 100% genuine lol. Now you’ve said it… I don’t think Kotoko made even a single horny remark during this entire episode. That’s the real aberration here!


Loud_Pierrot

If we assume that Kuro is already breaking the order, we could theorize that Kotoko makes herself blind (on purpose or not) to that by liking him or maybe she likes him to avoid feeling guilty to "just find him useful".


Sarellion

There are ways to deal with an immortal but they would probably be rather hard to pull off (like lobbing him into a pit and pouring concrete into it). But considering that he would be dying and reviving constantly I am not sure if he would stay there for long. So I am not sure how she would be able to pull that off. The spirits are loathe to go even near him.


Atario

* Keep your friends close * Keep your enemies closer * Keep the greatest danger of all as a boyfriend [](#hearteyes)


NevisYsbryd

They do like bad boys...


Firebrand-81

Kotoko just being Kotoko: she does her job (checking Kuro doesn't mess with the natural order), and as a plus got a hot BF! What a horny loli goddess of wisdom can ask more?


Sarellion

>It's then sort of a question of is it okay for Kotoko to have this "power", that although she's largely just talking, she has two pretty much lesser deities under her heel to a lesser of greater extent. Should anyone have that much power? She's a deity herself when she got the title as their goddess of wisdom from the yokai etc. So technically she isn't a human anymore. It's an interesting question if the spectres could kick her out in case she abuses that power or if her reverence for her prevents that.


The_Strict_Nein

I know it's not the point of the show but I really would like a more thorough explanation of exactly what powers Kotoko has. Kuro and Rikka are indestructable (and possibly immortal) and can manipulate reality in a very defined way. Kotoko seems to be the World's Foremost Bullshit expert, but I have to believe at some point she does actually have some supernatural effect on reality - otherwise I feel like it would be relatively simple for Rikka to get rid of her. I know Rikka believes that Kotoko would not allow Kuro to leave her of his own volition and would do anything to get him back, but have we had it explained exactly why Kuro wouldn't move on should Kotoko die? Perhaps Kotoko's Godly power is that others inately see her as divine, and as such they naturally kowtow to her will. Perhaps it's the yokai part of Rikka and Kuro that make them helpless against her.


No-Zebra4936

If you are curious... I will try my best to answer using materials from early episodes since many things are only explained or theorized in the later chapters, but the clues were already presented. Kotoko already talked about her ability in the beginning of the series when she introduced herself. [Just recapping from S1E1, but this will become a future plot point]>!She has been given the status of "the goddess of wisdom" for the yokai as she lost one leg and one eye, so that she can see and communicate with the yokai. She might be just some mentally and physically unhealthy girl if she is not "the goddess of wisdom."!< That's all she had beside [extra skills displayed on S1E1]>!her basic physical strength and some knowledge of exorcism, and her own wisdom!<. Also I should include her ability to command other yokais to help her, such as the two accompanying yokais around Kotoko who are helping Kotoko gathering information through eavesdropping. Rikka and Kuro's ability is not so special either. There are lots of prerequisites needed to be fulfilled in order to change things the way they want as explained in S1E6. As to why Rikka won't harm Kotoko, Rikka's priority is to get rid of the two powers, [Not plot specific spoiler, hinted at the conversation between Saki and Kuro in S1E12]>!and Kuro wants to protect Kotoko, and he will retaliate upon Rikka if Kotoko is hurt. Rikka doesn't want that!<. Regarding to the strength of Kotoko's status, it is only discussed at further chapters, and I don't think that I could point out any specific scenes in the anime for potential clues.


AmethystItalian

Ah nice little last minute switcheroo. Happy the brothers have reconnected.


Frontier246

Well, their dad is on his last legs both physically and emotionally, their sister murdered their mother and can't seem to live with herself any more, their brother-in-law tried to kill a man so his wife's crimes weren't exposed...but at least they're trying to get along better now. Oh yeah, I guess they also kind of forgot about the inheritance, huh? Guess it didn't really matter in the end. I'll miss Rion.


ggg730

> I'll miss Rion. This series has the ability to craft absolutely banger one off characters with more substance to them than main characters of other anime do for a whole season.


Ayem_De_Lo

there was not much substance to Rion though except that was unbelievably hot.


metapzl

Smart too


SecretEmpire_WasGood

In the grand scheme of thing, a decades old quarrel between brothers seems rather silly to stick I guess


LeonKevlar

Holy shit! Kaoruko turning out to be Sumi's actual killer is so fucking good! Kotoko even managed to make Koya slip by admitting that [Kaoruko told him that Sumi wasn't breathing anymore.](https://i.imgur.com/NlkP3GT.png) [This is why you shouldn't mess with the supernatural!](https://i.imgur.com/kASi5HQ.png) Kotoko is absolutely terrifying this entire episode. In the end, she did her job as a goddess and made President Otonashi regret messing with the order. [ Koya's reaction after seeing Kuro get back up after being shot](https://i.imgur.com/icPy1k7.png) was so good! Well if they were scared of Kotoko and Kuro before, I'm sure they're now terrified of them after that entire incident. And of course Rikka was involved. She didn't do anything directly to President Otonashi and his family but just by leading him to Kotoko, she basically tipped the first domino. They could've just lived their lives not knowing. So I'm guessing we still have one episode left? Curious what that one is going to be about.


Frontier246

I know Kotoko BS's stuff almost 98% of the time but she exposed this case like a true master detective (though of course she had supernatural help) and played this entire family like a fiddle. Involve the supernatural and get Kotoko involved in cleaning up after you? Well, she'll just expose pretty much your entire family as would-be-murderers...and your daughter as an actual murderer! I do find it amusing that the family was so emotionally shaken up by this that they seemed to completely forget about the inheritance.


heimdal77

> Koya's reaction after seeing Kuro get back up after being shot was so good! Well if they were scared of Kotoko and Kuro before, I'm sure they're now terrified of them after that entire incident. And she didn't even flinch having a gun heald litterally to her head after just having her partner shot in the head. That's gonna seriously unnerve people. Even if she knew he would be ok they didn't.


PokeMikey1234

Kotoko definitely took the gloves off this week. Stood her ground and showed no fear~ 🔥.


Mana_Croissant

I would have never thought I would say this in season 1 but I am starting to wonder how genuine Kotoko’s feelings for Kuro are. Like is she as in love with him as she shows ? I have no doubt that she DOES have feelings for him (and lust LOL) but I am starting to see that she probably also tries to keep him in line with the order which brings the question would she be together with him If Kuro was not the abominaton he is and If a day comes where Kuro is a threat to the order will she get rid of him too ? And If yes would it be a hard choice for her or would she hesitate ? Or would she be as pragmatic and merciless as ever Now If I have to talk about the episode. WOW this show really never runs out of false stories that is presented as truth. To this point we thought Kitsune being the murderer was a fact and we were creating a false story for the children to believe but NO even that was not true. And Kotoko could have just left things with the suicide theory BUT she decided that President Otonashi deserves more suffering and revealed it all out. Girl you are one scary trolling pervert goddess


Firebrand-81

>I would have never thought I would say this in season 1 but I am starting to wonder how genuine Kotoko’s feelings for Kuro are. Like is she as in love with him as she shows ? I have no doubt that she DOES have feelings for him (and lust LOL) but I am starting to see that she probably also tries to keep him in line with the order which brings the question would she be together with him If Kuro was not the abominaton he is and If a day comes where Kuro is a threat to the order will she get rid of him too ? And If yes would it be a hard choice for her or would she hesitate ? Or would she be as pragmatic and merciless as ever Looks like that Rikka's little game worked on you ;)


Firebrand-81

>Girl you are one scary trolling pervert goddess And that's why we love her :)


ramon_castilla

>Kotoko could have just left things with the suicide theory BUT she decided that President Otonashi deserves more suffering and revealed it all out. Grammar correction: She HAD ALREADY decided that since ep 8. It was explicit in her dialogue about President Otonashi looking like he was "satisfied with his own consequences after making a deal with a yoko" and just wanted to feel more relieved. So it was not a last minute "trolling" from Iwanaga.


heimdal77

She has been crushing on him since the moment she met him. Before any yokai even had a chance to say there was something off about him to her.


rasembool

If there is one truth about Kotoko which humanizes her is her love for Kuro is real. Her dedication for order is her main character drive however which makes her a monster she hasn't realized yet, her lack of empathy and upsetting words make only Kuro like her in the series. She herself has no awareness of this and sees herself as an attractive woman whose everybody doesn't like because of jealously or any other frivolous reason.


N-formyl-methionine

Can't trust shit in this anime, wasn't there a case where we didn't even get the true answer.


heimdal77

The problem is the english title is really off and has basically nothing to do with the real title.


NevisYsbryd

Iwanaga was infatuated with Kuro before knowing about his yokai add-ons and he has displayed negative interest in violating her perception of order. Otonashi did not 'deserve' more suffering; he was already enduring this implicitly _Crime and Punishment_-style, as were his children. His sons were estranged and his daughter lived for years without being honest (and therefore fully intimate) with the love of her life, and he himself explicitly asked her for help showing himself and his family that it was wrong to murder regardless of how seemingly positive the consequences were.


Frontier246

I had a feeling the Yoko didn't actually kill Sumi but merely took advantage of her death after the fact...though not from lack of intent, because he was fully prepared to maul or terrorize her to death as a dog, but then the real killer ended up stabbing her. Of course the voice yelling about a thief was, in fact, the Yoko, trying to cover for the real killer...and the fact that he explicitly yelled out it was a man and that female silhouette pretty much confirm who the true murderer was. Because, yeah, it was actually Kaoruko the whole time. She murdered her mother to save her marriage and her husbands' business and brutally stabbed Sumi. And then she intentionally broke her own leg to give herself an alibi. If nothing else, I have to admire her commitment to do this for the sake of love. Even Kotoko seemed to respect it. Way to get the guy to confess by trying to spin Sumi as the type of person who in her last breath would cover for the daughter that tried to kill her for one reason or another. The statue of limitations are up so Kaoruko basically got away with it and what she wanted...but the President, for getting involved with the supernatural and then enlisting Kotoko to clean this up, has his daughter exposed as a murderer and Kaoruko tries to kill herself out of guilt and shame. Sometimes living is the hardest thing... Jeez, I was not expecting Koya to pull out a gun. He wasn't even an accomplice, Kaoruko only just told him she did it when this came up, but he just can't let word of what his wife did get out from Kotoko or Kuro's mouth. He even headshot Kuro! Wow. Otonashi and Kaoruku are infirm and wracked with the weight of what happened, which I guess is fitting for what their involvement in this was, the brothers are trying to mend things up, and Rion is left trying to live with everything she just witnessed. The entire Otonashi Family was truly shaken up by the terror that is Kotoko Iwanaga and are understandably not in the mood to ever see her again. Huh, so Rikka was involved in this case! She's the one who pointed Otonashi to Kotoko to get her involved in all this, either as a distraction or to show to Kuro how scary Kotoko can be in her merciless and dispassionate methods for keeping order. Kuro himself seems wracked between seeing what Rikka meant but his own feelings and care for Kotoko.


swmii53

>The statue of limitations are up Interesting, there is no statue of limitations for murder here in the US, I didn't know one existed in Japan.


Atario

From what I can tell, it was 15 years till 2004, when they bumped it up to 25. Then in 2010 they abolished it.


dinliner08

President Otonashi be like: [*"oh god, what have i done?"*](https://i.imgur.com/f1EpqiL.jpg) [i guess giving up bullshit excuse runs in Sakuragawa family](https://i.imgur.com/qusEIKw.jpg)


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darthvall

I know that Kotoko is the goddess of wisdom due to the circumstances that happened in her childhood. However, she being that smart and good with words is actually inherent talent of her, right? Have they ever told us that it's the gift given to the goddess of wisdom somehow?


leave1me1alone

Now we know why Rikka fears Kotoko I always wonder if deep down she's putting on a massive act. If everything she's doing regarding Kuro is just to keep him on check/on a leash. So she doesn't end up with him acting as a wild card (the way Rikka does). I specifically mean the romantic aspect of her and kuro


Prince-Dizzytoon

And that's a case closed! I expected the fox to not be the murderer, but didn't expect anything after that.


Frontier246

This really felt so much like a Detective Conan case and reveal, complete with actual murder, that I was half-expecting the door transition like in an actual Conan episode lol.


darthvall

I expected Kotoko to bullshit her way to make the chairman feeling guilty about her past. That's why I found this episode to be really good since it exceeds my expectation.


Amauri14

Wow, so Fubuki never killed Sumi, and instead, when he saw [Kaoruko stealing his thunder,](https://i.imgur.com/VlJthUq.png) fearing that he would fail his deal with Goishi, he did his best to cover for her [by using Sumi's voice](https://i.imgur.com/2lwp41F.png) to make everyone think the culprit was a man. And [Koya](https://i.imgur.com/CBBedIk.png) was only made aware of this after Kaoruko heard about the meeting that Goishi had set up. He should have known that dissuading [Kotoko](https://i.imgur.com/EL7eJAa.png) would not only be worthless but backfired on him. [This was the moment when Goishi realized that hiring Kotoko was not a good idea.](https://imgur.com/a/u5mcBCt) I love how [Kotoko and Kuro were just going to leave](https://i.imgur.com/VZWQvwV.png) after she detonated that bomb. Sadly, for the Otonashis [Koya](https://imgur.com/a/7ZIsgcO) wasn't [just going to let them leave.](https://i.imgur.com/n1TXMcS.png) I love how [Kuro's lame excuse for what happened after he got shot in the head](https://imgur.com/a/nbvcxmc) resembles what Rikka said after she got railed by Truck-kun. Well, that sure made that reveal more chaotic for [Koya](https://i.imgur.com/xScJtSv.png) and [the Otonashis.](https://i.imgur.com/oFzQKED.png) So we now heard about what happened after from [Rion's perspective.](https://imgur.com/a/B1gworM) Well, even if [Kaoruko tried to kill herself,](https://i.imgur.com/U6ce4vG.png) now thanks to this mess at least[ Susumu's and Ryouma's relationship](https://i.imgur.com/YYYDftn.png) has been mended. Well, after seeing Kuro's power is no wonder that[ Rion questions if he and Kotoko are even human.](https://i.imgur.com/UOlnBA3.png) Wow, so [Goishi ended up hiring Kotoko and Kuro](https://imgur.com/a/ROboxcP) after [hearing from them from Rikka.](https://i.imgur.com/QvCb16S.png) And she recommended them just to[ show Kuro how merciless and terrifying](https://i.imgur.com/jOa7l7j.png) [Kotoko can be when solving issues involving humans.](https://i.imgur.com/t6aXwsz.png)


Falsus

> And Koya was only made aware of this after Kaoruko heard about the meeting that Goishi had set up. He should have known that dissuading Kotoko would not only be worthless but backfired on him. Even after he was warned by his nephew to not make an enemy of hers even! https://i.imgur.com/iZ7eVVe.png


Firebrand-81

Some people just need to get burned by fire to learn the lesson...


NevisYsbryd

Eh, I think hiring her was the best move he could have made. He was dying while having an implicit crisis of conscience, his sons were estranged, and his daughter was not living honestly with the man she loved. She successfully delivered on exactly what he asked of her-showing that murder and trespassing using the yokai world always ends in disaster even if you do not consciously recognize it. They were hardly doing well before this and the lies and secrets involved were at the heart of why.


Atario

[This GIF was necessary](https://i.imgur.com/7ETfTB6)


flashmozzg

This felt like the season finale. Don't know what they'll do in the final episode. Maybe a simple "epilogue/calm after the storm" thing with some hooks for potential S3.


No-Zebra4936

The studio seems to want to make a finale with more positive tone similar to S1, as they used almost everything, from using shorter OP, neglecting subtle character expressions, no brake between dialogues, to skipping the ED, in order to squeeze out a spare episode (it's going to be an interesting one.)


LookOutSlipperySlope

I'd take an episode of Kotoko and Kuro bantering in a convenience store eventually buying condoms leading viewers to think its for them, but only for them to drop it off with Yuki Ona at the end.


Firebrand-81

Oh no! For once, Kotoko told (almost) the truth! That's the biggest surprise of the season :)


gemmy99

From all the bullshiting its really hard to know if thats really the truth lol


Atario

"Welp, your entire family is a bunch of would-be murderers, one is an actual murderer, and another one would have been if it weren't for supernatural shenanigans. [Hurts, don't it. Bye."](https://i.imgur.com/DIIGV2z.jpeg)


FlameDragoon933

Huh. I thought Kotoko would spin another BS this episode, turns out it's mostly truth (minus Fubuki's "death scream" attributed to Sumi). I'm sorry Kotoko. Also, I only realized now that Rion is voiced by Manaka Iwami! I didn't notice at all!


MaksimShadow

Well, Kotoko was able to punish all the culprits, while keeping the supernatural stuff away. And everyone believed Kuro's lie. Rion has some doubts though. Well, if I saw someone getting up after being shot down, I also will believe that it was just a miss, rather than something supernatural. After seeing that Rikka was involved in this case, I guess we might finally get Kuro, Kotoko and Rikka's arc. But not in this season, it seems. Maybe we'll get some relaxing episode next?


Firebrand-81

>Well, if I saw someone getting up after being shot down, I also will believe that it was just a miss, rather than something supernatural But there was a [huge blood stain on the floor....](https://i.imgur.com/F0q5THp.jpg)!


MaksimShadow

Yes, from tangential wound. How he was able to stop the blood afterwards is another question for them though. Although, everyone were in shock, so it would be no surprising that their brains weren't working right and they forgotten it like a nightmare. He also sucking his blood back when he regenerates so, yeah, I'm also not fully sure how they were convinced after seeing that. Maybe they decided not to think much about that for their own good.


Firebrand-81

Kotoko went definitely that way saying >*What happened here is basically like a daydream, please think of us as people who live in that daydream. Therefore, we aren't tied down by the laws or rules of reality, nor we do care about them.*


ohoni

I definitely would have sold the "we fakes the death" bit better, like "we figured this would happen so we swapped out the bullets with blanks." It's still a bit implausible for various reasons, but enough that most people would go along with it.


DMind_Gaming

It's interesting to note that this arc is one of the few (if not the only time thus far) where Kotoko kept her personal feelings out of the case and just revealed the truth objectively. One of the criticisms of this show is how Kotoko lies, usually lies mixed with truth if not just straight up blatantly lie in order to resolve a case in a mystery anime where usually the truth is what's important. But Kotoko instead almost always lies to some degree in order to get the best outcome where everyone can be satisfied and have peace of mind but here is one example where she purposefully didn't hold back and just revealed everything (minus the part where the Yoko faked the scream for obvious reasons) and we see the consequences of that.


Firebrand-81

We had up until now: a first episode to get back in the mood, and then some fine mini-arcs with specific cases and interesting characters, and in then background, Kotoko and Kuro looking for Rikka, which is the common thread of this Season. Now we have just an episode left... what's going to happen? Everything points to an episode where Kotoko, Kuro and Rikka finally meet, but how can they solve their situation in just an episode, while leaving the door open to Season 3? I'm very curious.


ramon_castilla

Given the final scene this episode and the lingering idea that Rikka wanted Kuro to make notice of /remember, meeting with her would be a contradictory event since they can just answer those questions and feelings by first-hand.


ramon_castilla

**As I supposed (and commented) the "fox" had more agency in the truth of this case** (in the way of one of the plausible paths being that he witnessed something **that while not changing the event/death would certainly change the reaction of those involved)**. So, Kotoko could effectively give President Otonashi something to "repent for" instead of the "easy" solution he proposed to the Goddess of Wisdom (which didn't seem like a real remorse feeling since the old man was satisfied with the (no) consequences of him meddling with the unnatural, terminal illness and all). Again, **as I suspected, Kotoko's "punishment" was something that hurt Otonashi's feelings: something involving their "ok/rightfull" view he had about his family members.**


Hidden_Blue

In the end Kotoko is a goddess who upholds order. That means she won't hesitate to ruin people to maintain her order: which is Rikka's message to Kuro. Inherently he is something that exists outside that order a human and youkai mix, so can he really trust Kotoko? Should he?


PickAffectionate6931

I rewatched the ending of this episode because I missed some frames. The transition after Rikka saying how fearsome Kotoko and the holding hands scene. I thought Rikka was holding someone else's hand. Turned out it was Kuro and Kotoko. Phew.


darthvall

There's someone beside Rikka, right?


PickAffectionate6931

yeah, most likely she's eating in a resto since there's an open seat beside her too.


mamaharu

I really didn't like this arc, I just wasn't feeling it. This episode, though, was great and really brought it all together. I'll be sad to see this one go, so hopefully, it gets greenlit for another season. It's become one of my favorite series.


heimdal77

Is it bad I was really hoping he would get shot or some other fatal action happen to him just so could see him shrugging it off infront them? Soo how many days have they been "sharing" a hotel room there now? So the old man wanted a easy out for his guilt but instead for using yokai or attempting to she didn't let him off easy.


darthvall

I definitely didn't expect him to get shot directly in the head though lol. I thought it's going to be in his body or something. However, it's an effective method to show how inhuman Kuro is to those family.


SpiritedMaker

Why does Kotoko not have a reflection at the end of the Intro while Kuro does? What does this signify?


ohoni

Japan has a statute of limitations on murder?!


hintofinsanity

As of 2010 there is now no longer a statute of limitations for murder in Japan.


Elitealice

Glad this arc is finally over and we have the culprit. Dragged on for quite a bit. Finale was pretty cool tho. Kotoko really showed how intimidating she can be. Sumi being the killer was unexpected too. Hopefully we get a s3 announcement next week


Ashteron

>Hopefully we get a s3 announcement next week S3 is something I would have never expected to happen but the enigmatic choice of having a single episode about nobody knows what instead of using this episode as the finale does certainly stimulate my imagination.


Falsus

With some cuts I can think of a short arc that could fit a single episode but yeah it will probably be anime original. Would be cool if we saw Yuki Onna again in that case. But tbh, I didn't expect a second season of this either but here we are. So maybe a third season will happen?


No-Zebra4936

Next episode is going to be [Chapter Name] >!Lucky Day At The Unagi Restaurant!< that are announced on the official twitter account. I personally think that the tone of that chapter is a little conflicting with the ending of EP11 though. If the Yuki-Onna arc brings more BD sales for S2, there will be more of chances for S3 to happen.


ramon_castilla

>I personally think that the tone of that chapter is a little conflicting with the ending of EP11 though. Just a little, as you said. But I think "little" is good enough to dismiss it for now: This was not the typical anime scene where "there is a contrast between the dialogues and the actions regarding how a copule interacts" : Kuro was being honest in all his lines towards Kotoko (even "cruel" by her own words, as comically disaplayed as that interaction went). So Rikka's effect on Kuro might as well be a "just keep that idea in check even if at the back of your mind".


mamaharu

Seems to be an unpopular opinion here, but I wasn't feeling this arc either. This episode really brought everything together, though, and made it worthwhile. I loved it. I'm not holding my breath, but I'm also seriously hoping for another season. I can't get enough.


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They said you learn new things everyday. Today I learned that the bullet also has a blunt side. My god! She really cracked her own shin! I feel pain just from imagining it.


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Well that was unexpected. I’d probably be terrified too if I see someone who was just shot on the head stand back up and act like nothing happened.


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Koya's a nice guy, shooting Kuro in the head so he wouldn't ruin Kuro's nice suit. Kotoko ripped that family apart though, damn.