<p>The vampire they were fighting was regenerating (I guess "playing it backwards" as in "reverting to a prior, unhurt state") quickly ("in double-time"). </p>

<p>He had previously been severely injured by crashing into the skyscraper and by Klaus's attack. Note that about 30 seconds prior (in video time, not necessarily in-show time), he looked like this:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/DLOHj.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/DLOHj.jpg" alt="injured vampire"></a></p>

<p>I think there's a kernel of a pun in here. Zapp says 逆再生の早回しかよ <em>gyaku-saisei no hayamawashi ka yo</em>. The word 再生 <em>saisei</em> has two meanings. One, "play" as in "to play a video". Two, "regenerate" or "come back to life". The prefixal 逆 <em>gyaku</em> means "the opposite of" or "reversed". So whereas a regular creature regenerating might be "coming back to life", an eldritch undead abomination like a vampire might instead be "coming back to life backwards" - <em>gyaku-saisei</em>, which is also the word you'd use for "to play a video backwards". </p>

<p>I'm kind of reaching here, though; I'm not sure whether that was the intention.</p>

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<p>5:54 Zapp said <em>"What's he doin', playing it backwards in fast-forward?"</em> You could replace <em>fast-forward</em> with <em>double-time</em> according to another set of subtitles. He was referring to the vampire, but the vampire wasn't even doing anything. What exactly does it mean? </p>

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Kekkai Sensen ep9, meaning of "playing it backwards in double-time/fast-forward"?
# Kekkai Sensen ep9, meaning of "playing it backwards in double-time/fast-forward"?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-06-03
5:54 Zapp said *"What's he doin', playing it backwards in fast-forward?"* You could replace *fast-forward* with *double-time* according to another set of subtitles. He was referring to the vampire, but the vampire wasn't even doing anything. What exactly does it mean?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-07-25. Score: 2
The vampire they were fighting was regenerating (I guess "playing it backwards" as in "reverting to a prior, unhurt state") quickly ("in double-time").

He had previously been severely injured by crashing into the skyscraper and by Klaus's attack. Note that about 30 seconds prior (in video time, not necessarily in-show time), he looked like this:

[![injured vampire](https://i.sstatic.net/DLOHj.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/DLOHj.jpg)

I think there's a kernel of a pun in here. Zapp says 逆再生の早回しかよ *gyaku-saisei no hayamawashi ka yo*. The word 再生 *saisei* has two meanings. One, "play" as in "to play a video". Two, "regenerate" or "come back to life". The prefixal 逆 *gyaku* means "the opposite of" or "reversed". So whereas a regular creature regenerating might be "coming back to life", an eldritch undead abomination like a vampire might instead be "coming back to life backwards" - *gyaku-saisei*, which is also the word you'd use for "to play a video backwards".

I'm kind of reaching here, though; I'm not sure whether that was the intention.
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