C&C - Samurai 7 - "The Friend" [9/29]

[BrianLeague]

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Samurai 7
Episode 7 - Number 107

The Friend

Opening 1 - Unlimited by Nanase Aikawa: http://youtu.be/11IuBvNtaI0
Ending 1 - Fuhen by Rin': http://youtu.be/S4Z876g1vHg

This week on Samurai 7...
With Ukyo hot on their trail, Kambei and the others visit his friend and battle companion, Shichiroji, at an inn in the city of Kougakyo, a lawless sanctuary outside the Magistrate's power.

Last time on Samurai 7...

Spoiler:

The Imperial Envoy was murdered in the magistrate's palace and the samurai were blamed. The magistrate ordered all the Samurai and their companions captured - dead or alive. Kambei and the others snuck out of town, staging a daring escape on a runaway train. Kikuchiyo is thought dead after he stayed on the runaway train to save the others, which crashed.

Samurai 7. Part of the Lucky 7's. Only Toonami.

SPOILERS ARE NOT TOLERATED. Please, no talks of future episodes, events, and etc! All spoilers must be taken to The Anime Forum or sent through PM! This talkback is ONLY about this episode and episodes that have aired on Adult Swim/Toonami.

[Hypeathon]

Viewer Discretion: The following episode may confusion, uncomfort or weirdness. Whether people making the show were fired by this point or they lost a lot of money and time making this episode, one thing's for certain. This is an awkward-looking episode. Viewer discretion is advised.

[Kitschensyngk]

What you are about to watch is an
OFF-MODEL EPISODE
so basically everything Hypeathon said.

Last time: And they laughed at Kikuchiyo. Maybe now they'll say nice things about him since he's...or is he?

KITSCHENSYNGK'S GUIDE TO SAMURAI 7

#1
KAMBEI

#2
GOROBEI

#3
HEIHACHI

#4
TBD this week

#5
???

#6
???

#7
???

[Hypeathon]

Remember, Y'ALL WERE ADVISED!!

[animePWNS]

Yeah, the animation takes a serious dip here. What a sucky way to introduce another key character.

[Bernkastel]

Did the animation budget plummet?

[Kitschensyngk]

Yeuugh! It's all coming back to me! It's like watching an early Rugrats episode!

[FFmax]

Viewer Discretion: The following episode may confusion, uncomfort or weirdness. Whether people making the show were fired by this point or they lost a lot of money and time making this episode, one thing's for certain. This is an awkward-looking episode. Viewer discretion is advised.

Geez you weren't kidding, my god, is this only episode that has this bad animation?

[Nobodyman]

Previously on Samurai 7: The samurai are on the run from the law.

The jig is up the news is out they've finally found me
The renegade who had it made retrieved for a bounty
Never more to go astray
This will be the end today of the wanted man

Dang, I've gotta stop making so many song references. Let's see, there was also a train scene.

I'm going off the rails on a crazy train.

DAMMIT!

Jeez, now I see what you guys were talking about. The animation budget must've run out for this episode. Well, still better than Naruto's infamous Pain episode.

[TnAdct1]

Trying to guess which anime is receiving higher priority over this episode (it's either Burst Angel or the Kaleido Star OAV).

...and there's the Steve McQueen of the group.

[Kitschensyngk]

Welcome to the Firefly House. Leave your worries, swords, and animation budget at the door.

[Hypeathon]

On another note, the guy with the 3 bits of hair sticking out is the voice of Chuck E. Cheese before the CGI one came along.

[Kitschensyngk]

On another note, the guy with the 3 bits of hair sticking out is the voice of Chuck E. Cheese before the CGI one came along.

I didn't know that. Running an inn suits him.

He's in the opening credits. I'm sure he's fine.
Oh, speak of the devil...

[Bernkastel]

Hey, Samurai Robot is alive. Good for him.

[animePWNS]

Kiku's still alive. Never had a doubt.

[Hypeathon]

I didn't know that. Running an inn suits him.

Yeah. Duncan Brannan is his name I think? He also did Mr. 3 in One Piece.

[Kitschensyngk]

"My splashing days are over. I'll be right here for the rest of my life."
The plot says otherwise.

[Nobodyman]

Hey, Samurai Robot is alive. Good for him.

Of course. He needs to survive so he can die later at the end.

...Well, at least that's what happened to Kiku in the original Seven Samurai.

Yessir, sloppiest art this side of Yoshihiro Togashi.

[Hypeathon]

Geez you weren't kidding, my god, is this only episode that has this bad animation?

I have no idea. All I knew was that there were some cases where there was weird animation according to Hope Chapman's review of the show. And this was one of them.

[Bernkastel]

Of course. He needs to survive so he can die later at the end.

...Well, at least that's what happened to Kiku in the original Seven Samurai.

You startled me nearly as much as the animation in this episode. :O