きみが死ぬまで恋をしたい

Yeah, I thought also reevaluated the show’s title after that reveal at the end. I’d seen the PV beforehand so I already thought Mimi had something about her that let her repeatedly come back to life after dying and thought that Mimi’s repeated deaths were what the title referred to. But now after learning that Mimi is actually already dead that interpretation doesn’t really fit. So…yeah, the title definitely is from Mimi’s perspective about her being immortal and loving Sheena until she inevitably dies. Incredible twist by the series and is a great 3 episode rule style hook.

This episode is like day and night compared to EP1. It was directed and storyboarded by Nao Enomoto, who seems to have only started working in anime production around three years ago, and was appointed Assistant Director after the original director Takudai Kakuchi got "promoted" to Creative Advisor The episode has a much more coherent sense of direction, knowing exactly where to begin and end, especially in how it gradually develops Mimi and Sheena's friendship while also building toward Mimi's secret. It starts with Seiran and Ali's rumors about Mimi being some kind of secret weapon to establish the mystery. Then, Mimi's full-body generation also gives us a glimpse of her power, while the teacher later gives Sheena one final hint before the reveal At the same time, Seiran and Ali's conversation about friendship pushes Sheena to reflect on how she sees Mimi, eventually leading the two to declare themselves friends, and talk about what friendship actually means, including the idea that friends share secrets. The episode ties both threads together at the end, with Mimi revealing her secret as the payoff to the mystery surrounding her and a step forward in their friendship The cinematography is also far more notable. We get to see more of the school and their room, plus the framing feels much more dynamic with wide shots, close-ups, top-down angles, and even small details like feet and fingers being used to express emotion From the storyboarding and editing to the script and soundtrack, this episode is leagues above the previous ones. If I had one complaint, it would be that Sheena's inner conflict (being afraid of Mimi while also wanting to get closer to her) wasn't that well established in the earlier episodes

The cinematography is also far more notable. We get to see more of the school and their room, plus the framing feels much more dynamic with wide shots, close-ups, top-down angles, and even small details like feet and fingers being used to express emotion From the storyboarding and editing to the script and soundtrack, this episode is leagues above the previous ones. If I had one complaint, it would be that Sheena's inner conflict (being afraid of Mimi while also wanting to get closer to her) wasn't that well established in the earlier episodes I had the same exact response to this episode as you. I even paused it and rewatched a few scenes not even halfway through. Everything about it was so good. The silent "menace" that you can feel hiding just outside your view despite all the cheery, happy go lucky feels. The music changing and following along what would normally be an inane day. Simple details like the sock that was on the chandelier (the one mentioned earlier that was missing), that eventually is then being handed to Sheena in the cleaning montage. The way we progress the story and learn specific motivations of each individual, not by being told but by being shown through character narrative pacing. Even the "Secret" was half wtf and half oh she is so cute....Like she was just telling her that Fran was her aunt or something.....a It also helps the MC is very likeable and relatable. That other monster eats me show tried too hard and the MC really grated on your nerves after a while. Sheena is basically a regular normal girl in a very insane environment who is just going trying to go through her day.

Perhaps the inner conflict wasn't strongly established because as all inner conflicts usually are, they're bigger than reality. I want to believe that from the perspective of Mimi, the eternal optimist in a dark world for orphans, Sheena is just a radiating basket of warmth and kindness. She does notice the subtle difference in the change of demeanor, but all along, Sheena has been kind and caring, albeit sometimes withdrawn from fear or distaste at the idea of a killing "machine".

Saw this pop up in my feed and had to look up the anime because the title caught me, and was pleasantly surprised to realize that I’ve been reading the manga (I read a lot so the names blend together if I don’t know the English version)! Obviously I won’t spoil anything but you’re right that the plot twist was handled beautifully going from seeing her mangled like that to finding out her backstory.

If she was “made” then Mimi might actually be more akin to Frankenstein’s monster than a zombie. And to that end I had a thought. If Mimi is some kind of corpse reanimated, then there had to be a corpse to begin with. And remember how previously they mentioned that the students who die in battle don’t leave behind corpses? I definitely think there’s some kind of link between whatever causes that and Mimi’s existence.

If I had to guess, it likely has something to do with the ‘enemies’. We know so little about them, and it’s clear that they’re human and can use magic too, but the school goes out of their way to dehumanize them by having ‘mock battles’ and using cloaked creatures to mimic them. We haven’t seen any fighting scenes yet, so we’re likely missing something big, probably something that makes it morally gray; as in ‘who’s the real enemy here’ or ‘what are they even fighting?’ From my experience with post-apocalyptic stories like this, there’s usually no real war, and it’s the upper echelon making the poor fight to the death to handle limited resources or something like that. We still have a lot of questions about where the magic even came from, what the purpose is, why they’re fighting and who they’re fighting. Not to mention, no one seems to know how to deal with Mimi. The doctor might seem unfazed, but to a degree you can tell that she didn’t create Mimi because of how uncomfortable she is with some of the things Mimi does.

And you can see how there are only females here and the enemies were all males. Only the person who came to deliver the body of Mimi was a guy on this side of the war whom I also guess must be from the enemy side who works for Fran I guess. This whole war must just be an excuse to experiment on girls who make powerful magic weapons out of them and the guys who they're fighting against might really not be their enemies or they may be sent to war unwillingly just like the girls. Or is it really a fight between men and women over who controls magic? We could come up with so many theories until we really come to know what's going on in this world.

Mimi is so adorable and wholesome every episode and her hugging Sheena this episode was especially adorable. It was especially noteworthy to me because I recently realized how rare hugs actually seem to be in anime. Like I can probably count on one hand, and definitely on two the number of times I’ve actually seen two similar age characters hug in anime. And three of them were yuri! Coincidence I think not!

Stitches! Immortal Mimi White Dress Mimi I know they're setting Mimi and Sheena up as love interests, but right now, their relationship is really closer to a mother and daughter. You can't really blame Sheena for feeling uncomfortable around Mimi. I think anyone wouldn't feel comfortable around someone who doesn't seem to be bothered being covered in someone else's blood and continues to be cheery after coming home from a bloody battle. These scenes between Ari and Seiran are just too goddamn cute. I'm worried for the day when one or both of them get deployed into real battle. >_ WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK. When Mimi said she gets injured all the time and has also experienced losing limbs, I did not expect her to be returned in a sack as a pile of body parts. The fact that she regenerates herself back to normal is insane! This is like Wolverine-level healing factor. O_O And look at Mimi coming back to Sheena as if nothing happened. Not gonna lie, I was worried Sheena was gonna visit Fran-sensei and witness Mimi's freaky regeneration scene. I am glad that Sheena has finally accepted Mimi as her friend, tho. It was nice to see Sheena and Mimi spend their day off together , even if all they did that day was clean their room. At least Ari and Seiran dropped by to have lunch together. I also love Mimi using her magic to fly while riding a broom. Sheena doesn't seem to be impressed, tho. 😆 WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE ALREADY DEAD, MIMI?! Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh shit. I just realized something: Is Fran-sensei's name like that because she's supposed to be Dr. Frankenstein?! And Mimi is actually just a bunch of corpses stitched together with regeneration magic? That would explain why she was underground before this. She wasn't like in an underground basement. She probably meant she was literally underground, as in buried in a tomb. O_O

Wow, I had already made parallels between Mimi and Frankenstein’s monster after the end of this episode. Mainly because her already being dead means she’s some kind of reanimated corpse, but in the first episode the show mentioned that the people who die in battle don’t leave behind corpses, so I was wondering how Mimi’s corpse could’ve remained to be reanimated. Then I thought that maybe Mimi is the reason why other’s corpses disappear after they die. Maybe some kind of magic is used that uses the corpses of other students to continuously repair Mimi’s own body? It would certainly explain her constant regeneration. However, I didn’t make the connection between Ms. Fran’s name and Frankenstein. Now I think it’s even more likely this is going in that direction.

I can't believe I was going to skip this series because the poster looked childish LMAO. This series reminds me of Madoka Magica. It's supposed to be something that it's not. You see kids just living life but the real story is about children becoming weapons and literally sent to die as if it were completely normal. I won't find odd if the twist at the end shows the real enemy is actually the girl's side.

I guess don't judge a book by its cover, I thought she would fail at all tests. Okay, I love Ari so far... But at the same time, I feel like this type of characters don't live that long in this type settings, so I'm scared... Jesus Christ... even after last episode dismemberment, I did not expect to see Mimi being brought back in a body bag. The whiplash going from that scene to having a cute scene between Mimi and Sheena could break someone's neck. Seriously tho, I do love how this show so far contrasts the mundanity of the girls everyday lives with how fucked up their situation is. This show is also really good at making a cute scenes making me feel dread... I guess Sheena will be back to being scared of Mimi, maybe even more than before...

This show has some of the most realistic tonal balancing I’ve ever seen, especially for student/child soldiers training for war. One moment you’re having cute moment between two people officially becoming friends, the next moment one is brought back from battle mangled in a body bag, and the next everyone is working together to tidy up a bedroom. I really appreciate how nonchalantly the dark elements are in this story so far. They’re depicted brutally but the show doesn’t linger on them because the characters themselves don’t/can’t linger on them. And regarding that body bag scene of Mimi, you know what it really gave me flashbacks too? “That” shot of Rem in Re:Zero season 1.

Good to see that after two kisses, Sheena and Mimi took their relationship to the next level in this episode ... friendship ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) So Mimi is immortal . I find it surprising that Fran or Mimi can reveal it so easily , shouldn't it be some kind of national secret? And what does Mimi mean by saying that she's already dead ?! Also, I'm really happy that Ari and Seiran got quite a lot of screentime today; they're such a lovely couple . Here my screenshot albums from the episode: Sheena Mimi Sheena & Mimi (Group scenes) Ari & Seiran Group scenes & Others EDIT. I added my screenshot albums.