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(Spoiler) shiboyugi: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table | Episode 9 Discussion

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What an interesting and perplexing episode. I was quite confused during Moegi's backstory but it feels like it was intentionally obscure, not just because of light novel omissions.

So after they met in a game, Kyara apparently allowed Moegi to move in with her in her uhhh... abandoned liminal space shopping mall compound.

Moegi seemed both enchanted by and constantly terrified of her? Her familial situation must have been truly horrific to prefer Kyara's company.

She scares the shit out of me too. Ngl it took me way too long to realize she is actively playing in this game, I noticed a girl looking like her among the ticklers but I didn't 100% realize until the end, whereupon I went back to confirm it. Bone chilling realization. Now it makes sense that "Candle Woods" acquired such an infamous reputation. I was wondering how it could get that bad when Team Stumps seemed destined to get swept. Turns out it's just the presence of this demon

Some parallelism going on between Yuki and her rule of 30 friend with their overly intimate tickle-fight embrace and the much more sinister Kyara/Moegi dynamic

Last thing, this shit really confused me with Moegi's hand covered in the censorship fuzz. Because that scene appeared to be taking place in the real world, no? I thought the censorship thing only occurred because of some technology used during the death games. Just a choice of artistic presentation?

morphthemoth 1mo
This anime is just so so beautiful
Fhooby 1mo
I thought this was moegi backstory but really it was a set up to the psycho murder sabotaging the team ?
- TheSauron 1mo
  The 2nd part was Moegi backstory.
ProfessorPingas 1mo
Well, of course things can't just go smoothly.

It's like warhammer 40k but with cute girls, lol
Azyl 1mo
You can glaze this anime all you want, but this episode was just boring to watch. The cinematography was cool, but I could not care less about the second half of this episode
- ShiroJL 1mo
  Yeah, I agree, it looks cool, but I could not care less about Moegi, I mean this sudden backstory is probably the set-up for the next episode, but even so it doesn't change this episode having not much going for it
JayDaAnimeLord 1mo
Boring ep

Lol, she got taken by the boogey man or sum.

Bruh, it's just tickling.

Ngl, Moegi's backstory was boring to me, for sum reason. Tho, basically Kyara was Moegi's beacon of light and the one that showed her the beauty of killing.

Interesting, who is coming got Moegi shaking in her boots, lmao.

6.5/10
Taranturat 1mo
Toxic codependant yurigem...........
akutagowo 1mo
I thought the fuzz when they get hurt was permanent because they are permanent modifications. I don’t remember anymore.
- Danhoc 1mo
  I thought they have to go through medical procedure to return in normal state and supposed Moegi didn't care enough to do it after the game. But maybe it is permanent, not sure.
- TheSauron 1mo
  It works both inside and outside the games, and it's temporary. The players receive the treatment every time they play, so if they stop playing for enough time it stops working.
nxneil13 1mo
Good episode. It was nice seeing Moegi's backstory. She was trying to be like kyara, but there are somethings in life you can't just train and study to be like. Kyara is batshit insane, Moegi isn't as we see throughout this episode. The reveal that Kyara was actually on the bunny side and doesn't give af and just starts killing was good. Ngl im upset at myself for not clocking it at the tickling scene. I litterally question why they kept on the screen the last girl tickling, It all clicked for me when yuki's mentor talked about a bunny being a manic. I can't believe there's only 2 episodes left. I really hope we get another season!
- HaiasAnanta 1mo
  Yeah I enjoyed the twist that the previous episode made Moegi look like a demon, but in this one we learn that her behavior was just a performative imitation of Kyara and she quickly breaks down. And sameee I don't want it to be over already
pukun 1mo
I don't quite understand why Yuki's mentor told them to run. They are all experienced players and should definitely be able to defeat that maniac together, it would be safer for everyone. Plot hole...
- ProfessorPingas 1mo
  That surely worked against Rambo
- TheSauron 1mo
  Not a plot hole. You'll understand why next episode.
Nitsy64 1mo
Very healthy relationships as usual, nice to see. I found it a bit hard to follow at times, but I think I got the overall idea. My dumb brain didn't make the connection that she was playing, but on the bunnies team.

The fan is about to get overloaded with shit.
BluePhoenixAlex 1mo
I'm kinda surprised to see so many people didn't immediately recognize Kyara from the tickling scene when she was introduced in Moegi's backstory bit. They had the camera linger on her a fair bit
Also this episode did an excellent job making me feel like I was just about to put the pieces together and figure out all the cryptic shit it was doing, but never letting me actually do so
Azuraug 1mo
God, the sound design. It's so good.
Jaxz 1mo
So Kyara's sabotaging the bunny team because Moegi is on the stump team. Wow i didn't even realize this until i read your forum comment, what a PLOT TWIST. Im really enjoying this anime especially this art style that I've never seen before.
- Khaleesiii 1mo
  Kind of hilarious that’s not why she sabotaged the bunny team at all. It’s the most petty reason possible. Kyara is just fucking insane lmao
- Khaleesiii 1mo
  Kind of hilarious that’s not why she sabotaged the bunny team at all. It’s the most petty reason possible. Kyara is just fucking insane lmao
KazuKun 1mo
This anime is so special in so many ways. In one moment its basically just a still frame for 40 sec straight and I think Im dying because of boringness and in the next moment I cant stop watching it and Im totally catched. Started watching it yesterday and I had to watch it until now in every free minute i had. Damn im so sad that I have to wait for another episodes as well as Im super sad that there are only 2 episodes left.
mrxx 1mo
This was a really good episode again. I just wonder how the show will wrap up, it's just gonna be this game right?
1Yuno1 1mo
Great ep! It's great when an anime dares to be slower and have quiet moments too. The tension was insane...

Is the whale and nightjar thing from a book or a poem outside of the LN? I couldn't find anything by googling it.
NVM I found it: The Nighthawk Star by Kenji Miyazawa.
ThatNormalTet 1mo
droped, too boring