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| It wasn't bad, the unmanned IS seems pretty classy. I was waiting for a new male character, because all those girls "in love" with one boy...That was more annoying. To return to this new character, he is French! (One point!) and it seems he has a secret! (Two point!). He could earn a third point BUT his name is quite shitty... Waiting for a better episode for next time with this French dude! |
wheresthehandle said: Plot: Shit Character interactions (applied to plot): Shit Character interactions (base): Many lulz And Five headaches. |
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| Now this is a major surprise. Ichika actually realized that Rin's promise could have had a other meaning, so he does have a form of intellect after all. I'll be back in 5 minutes making a phone call to CNN. This was a nice fight with that drone interfering. Tho that the drone had a unregistered core came as no surprise since not only the scientist that made them is missing but also several country's are trying to unravel the secrets behind those core. So it's not surprising that eventually more country's will show up that know how to make this technology and might even have improved versions of it. It's a super weapon so it could be compared to nuclear weapons there technology was also figured out pretty fast by other country's. Just look at how many country's already possessed a nuclear program during the 60's. Stealth technology is also developed now in several country's to give a other example. Country's will set there top scientists on programs to unravel such super weapons because not having them puts them in a major disadvantage against country's that do have them. The only thing i am wondering about is the way the drone was attacking it seemed to me that it was more of a observer then a attacker. Why would you make a drone that is capable to infiltrate a highly secured facility and hack a advanced security system just to observe? Cecilia's entry into the infirmary was very cute and funny. Tho with Houki also entering it turned into a fight again and Ichika obviously didn't know where they where fighting about. Chifuyu is also a nice character and it was actually refreshing to see her blush after she was told that she put salt in her coffee. That scene made me wonder tho why would you put the salt next the the sugar on a plate with coffee on it? Chifuyu is pretty strict calm and doesn't show much emotion and it always looks like she is expecting how Ichika would perform. And like many of you said that new transfer student is definitely a girl. |
| Like many, I think a lot of the cliches of this show is the girls fault at this point, not ichika's. They are choosing the WRONG times to act TSUN TSUN. Rin, Ichika is trying to save your ass, WHY in the hell are you complaining about him holding you? But then you get mad cause he doesn't get the hint you want to marry him? Bullshit. You too Houki. He's doing this to keep YOUR ass safe, why in the hell you put yourself in danger outside just to tell him he isn't a man cause he's losing a little bit. And some of you wonder why he's so oblivious to their feelings? Cecilia is winning so far if you ask me, at least she's showing him some affection without a slap or harsh words after-words. |
| Good episode. I'm liking this anime. |
| I wonder how Kana Hanazawa would sound if she's trying to make a boy voice. |
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| Well...that was a good battle. And Rin needs to shut up. Hope next episode will be good. The french person is a girl right? or its a boy. Either way I don't care. But I prefer if its a guy. |
| Hmmm let's see ... The fight was good but they should talk less... Then another portion of the weak love comedy... The scene after the fight.... And Cecilia "Why are you here? We promised not to make any head starts until Ichika-san woke up!" Ahh that was uber weeeek... At least a few more reasons to watch the series on, who built the unmanned IS and what for? |
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DoubleDango said: Well that was pretty fucking shit. Ichika looks like a faggot in his IS, and on top of being a pussy he's so weak and doesn't do anything. Like when his penis grew in size after 'charged up' I was like woot he gonna open can of whop ass but then nothing happens. Thank you for expressing my thoughts. I know this is the age where men wanna wear skirts and bra & peeing while squatting but still... kalamity51 said: I don't understand the hate that the plot is getting. Sure the plot isn't SPECTACULAR like Durarara's or Gurren Lagenn's..... Here is when I stopped reading... Durarara? You're using Gurren Lagann as an example of an anime with plot? /facepalm Because something as generic and cliched as Gurren Lagann has a plot... right? Right? No stupid elements? =/ Thank you yet again for expressing my thoughts =) In fact, if I were to compare IS with GL then IS suddenly look better than now, cool way to raise my estimation of this show I guess... -Quasar said: I enjoyed the episode action wise but Ichika, oh Ichika can't do shit without help, I mean common now son. And THIS too... The last mecha pilot I know who's also the main character and can do everything by himself is labeled as a "faggot" & "p***y" by gaijin viewers (or to be more precise, male gaijin viewers who are confused & insecure about their sexuality).... Aaaaaaah... Such (gaijin) irony~ Regarding Ichika, I will hold my thoughts for now because it apparently is not the 1st time the MC doesn't know that a "detto" is linked with romantic intentions so I wouldn't be too optimistic about it... Besides that, he still sux as a pilot but slightly better than the previous ep where he cannot even fly properly. Houki is unexpectedly stupid & annoying this time I reckon but most importantly: WHEN the hell did Ichika make arrangements with Cecilia? Did I miss something? One moment she promised that she won't go out and the next she was making plans with Ichika about how to deal with that drone. Wut? Oh well, at least they have the decency to bypass the talking-while-fighting by implying that the drone won't attack while they're talking... GJ guys... BJ.... |
 If he's not with us, he's AGAINST us!!! |
| heh nice ep....better than previous....show that IS really has some plot...hope it gets only better.....and couse i think everyone already said all news....:P....i wont write more :P |
| [center]If you aren't troubling the rest of the world, then there's no harm in being abnormal. |
| This ep could have been better. :/ Obvious guy is obvious. |
| Yay for plot developement! Good to finally see a real enemy and some real action too. Would be nice if Rin and Ichika could finish their battle though, but oh well. The enemy mech looked awesome though. So it seems that besides human piloted IS's there's also core powered IS's. Would like to learn more about those! ^^ There were some great Ichika x Rin scenes in this one as well. Primarily him holding her to save her from a laser beam and her trying to kiss him when he was asleep. =P Nice episode overall! XiaoYami said: WAIT! so the New person in the next episode is a GIRL!?!?!? OMG nowai! O_O Hehe, of course it is. What else could that secret be? She must be hiding he fact she's a girl for some reason we'll learn next episode. |
OnyxthegreatJan 28, 2011 12:48 PM
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| Wooot a enemy appears! And another IS boy? , i bet hes gay because they say boy meets boy. Or hes going to steal the other girls. I smell jelousy or a rival for Ichika. |
QKunaiJan 28, 2011 1:26 PM
| While the actual fighting scenes were pretty neat, I can't stand the shounen talking and descriptions of every single movement or attack, and most of the dialogue is just a joke. Next episode throws in boy love or perhaps reverse trap? Great, this series isn't cliche enough. |
| Great episode ^^ SO next episode we get a girl dressed as a boy? |
| 2/3rds of this thread is made of people who doesn't like the show. The rest 1/3rd, only 1/5th of which actually wanted to follow the plot. Anyway, one wish: Houki, make yourself useful next time. I believe Cecilia got out due to the same reason Houki made it outside: they cracked the system lockdown and even Chifuyu made it clear that, were it not for the lockdown, she'd let Cecilia in. The cavalry presumably finished what the trio left off. Damn drone won't fcking die. Also the rabbit-eared girl in the OP=Houki's sis. Watch ep 1 again when they mention her, there's a silhouette of a girl with bunny ears (reminds me of the TVTrope entry "Bunny Ears Lawyer" heh). So Byakushiki (Type 100 eh, how Japanese) can convert energy fired to itself to recharge systems? Wait, isn't that potentially gamebreaking? Probably THAT's why he can't really use it in Tourneys because it's illegal? Agree to whomever said that awkward conversations in mid-battle=lulz. So now the format is one ep corny, one ep action. So probably nothing to see for next week? If they can integrate silly elements and serious ones seamlessly, then kudos. For those that said the drone attack came out of nowhere, well the characters there were not sure themselves anyway. Rule of conflict+mystery. Terminology check: Trap= boys who dress like girls. Ex: Mizuho (Otoboku) and Jun (Happiness!) Reverse trap=Girls who dress like boys. Ex: Haruka Tenoh (Sailor Moon), |
| Another great episode ^^ The animation for the fight was well done and the plot will start now. 4/5 I also noticed that the title of the next episode is a reference to the " girl meets girl " anime, so it's gonna be a trap XD |
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| *facepalm* The next "dude" is either a real dude or a reverse trap. But I seem to be preaching to the choir here so heck. EDIT: would be surprising if a ridiculously GAR character appears XD |
FotonJan 28, 2011 3:01 PM
| Meh, decent episode ;) |
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| This episode didn't really interest me, but I guess I was expecting too much. I thought this show was going to be much better, so far it seems like it won't be as good as I hoped. |
Foton said: That is probably the best shit ever with a Mech! Using beams to charge itself back up.So Byakushiki (Type 100 eh, how Japanese) can convert energy fired to itself to recharge systems? Wait, isn't that potentially gamebreaking? Probably THAT's why he can't really use it in Tourneys because it's illegal? |
| Looks like we're hitting the beginning of the main plot. It doesn't really seem like a plot kind of show so that may or may not be a big deal. I was not a fan of Houki's behavior in this episode. Bitch, can't you see the man's fighting for his life. Not the time to this. I mean really? Who explicitly runs, finding a way to get onto the battlefield, just so they can be condescending. "An opponent of this level" my ass. Can't she see it has cannons everywhere? Far more firepower than IS have previously been shown to have. Not to mention invincible until they get its' hitpoints down... Plus he was starting the battle in critical condition. This while piloting a robot who's special power is the ability to cast from HP. At the very least, if she was going come give her little speech, she should have grabbed one of the training units first. Lend a freaking hand. Blondie knew how to do it. After today's episode I think we lose the right to complain about hero not knowing what the sweet and sour pork meant. She didn't present the idea in a way that meant anything too deep beyond it, and then explicitly stated it was just to help make her a better cook. Yes, he could read messages into it if he wanted, but it's all pretty appropriate of a friends level relationship, which he believes they have. |
| The characters are still really annoying, but at least the show is starting to get slightly interesting. |
| Could this show actually be about more than a bunch of tsundere and yandere chicks chasing after one average guy? Hmmm....with the introduction of this unmanned drone, it looks like the story may actually be going somewhere. |
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| Off course it's a girl... There's like a single male IS pilot... If Ichika loses the only thing that makes him special, well then he'd just be a piece of fucking shit. |
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| Wow, I actually thought this episode was pretty good. I was expecting just the class fight but mysterious enemy appears! :D It was pretty cool, the way it was defeated was pretty cool. Wonder what it is? :O Anyways, totally shipping Rin 'cus she's awesome XD Hmm, next episode ... it IS a guy ... right? I think? O_O |
| You know, females disguising as males would be a lot less obvious if they didn't retain all of their feminine sexyness in their male cover. Take a note from Mariya Shidou. If you're gonna switch genders, try and look like you're actually a man and not just a flat chick in pants. There's a reason Mariya doesn't get caught and "Charles" over here will likely be exposed by the end of the episode. When straight men start seeing rainbows, people start asking questions. |
kuroshi_nazo said: This is what is shown so far in the anime:
Unlikely speculation: If Tabune created that core and can manufacture a unmanned drone IS, then she is the the most dangerous person in the world and could have world domination within her grasp if she so desired. If she is behind the drone attack, there should be an international manhunt/arrest warrant ASAP. everybody is already hunting for her....... and the fact that only one person can make the IS is unlikely since humanity invented reverse engineering. unless she posses some kind of special power or "key"(maybe the bunny ears). some say the plot is forced, for crying out loud the dam setting is freakin forced. i mean why would anyone make a school just for 467 machines. for that matter, who was the idiot that did it. one more thing: making lovestruck teens pilot weapons of massive destruction seem stupid. OR the creator of the school is working with tabane to create an army of elite pilots. and this episode prove that its possible that tabane is still producing IS, maybe for the school i dunno. judgeing by the size of the school it should have way more then just 1500+ students, but are there 1500 cores? no there are only 467. then purpose of raising so many students? either poor setting or devious plot. |
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Riga92 said: O SHIT THERES ACTUAL PLOT? this , lol |
hellsascendant said: the fact that only one person can make the IS is unlikely since humanity invented reverse engineering. Humanity invented reverse engineering? Which country specifically invented that? Furthermore how did the other countries learn this secret, as presumably they couldn't have reverse engineered the concept. I'm quite intrigued by this. Tried google but nothing came up. |
| after four episodes, finally, there's plot ! rofl, seems a bit late. next episode.. a guy ?? |
| Next character is a boy? Impossible. Probably a trap The unmanned drone looks like the Gantz super suit: |
| in the beggining they said ichika was the only boy who could pilot IS maybe that was is so gay it can pilot IS or a trap :)) |
| Lolbattle is lol. I'd rather have usual school life shit that this, but w/e, it wasn't that bad anyway. Just one thing that annoys me the most in harems beside all girls being all over one wimp, they all know about each other (like shit with head start at the end of the episode) happened even here, I am dissapoint. Also, reverse-trap next episode doesn't sound, nor look too appealing *checks seiyuu* HOLY FUCK Hanazawa Kana YEAH!! |
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| oh man it is so not original but who cares, still fun t watch^^ |
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| The preview was pretty contradictory. If only girls can pilot IS's and Ichika is the only male IS pilot out there, that means the new French student is automatically a chick. Dumb preview is dumb. |
| She's a reverse trap guys. It should be obvious. |
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| The teacher is very funny when she mistaken sugar for salt...but why the heck did salt appear in that place?? =.=" lol the door is forcefully close even they are in the control room?This is a bit too much function for a IS ,....why Cecilia is in the battlefield 0.0"??!! and why did Ichika expecting her to come out?.... ehh....Ichika's justice is a bit contradiction....as long as he felt there is no one inside the IS, he can kill it swiftly without regret...but isn't machine atk people without question? most of the opponent in Anime will wait the opposite side to finish their conversation before they launch an atk...anyway,,,nvm |
ryanxwonbin said: Yeah...I got a feeling that the "boy" in the preview is actually a girl..She's a reverse trap guys. It should be obvious. |
"Your taste is shit cause you like what I hate. Believe me I have 1000 cartoons that I rated with less than 5."  |
| Reasons why new char is 99% reverse trap. -Just look at "him." -"However, he seems to have a secret." -The point of a harem anime if for the main protagonist to get all the girls, and in essence, pander to the male otaku. Introducing another male kills that -The preview stated "he" was intelligent, kind, and showed "him" as pretty much a nice person. If you're going to bring in another male character in a harem anime, he is either 1. The jerkass rival or 2. The butt monkey bro. The character in preview fits none of these. Seeing how generic this anime has been, it trying to do something fresh is highly unlikely for those wondering why I'm pointing out cliches. |
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| As much as the harem elements irritate me, as a stand alone mecha anime this is an entertaining show. The fight scenes are so ridiculously well animated that I'm prepared to overlook the plot and scenario to a certain extent. This is kind of flickering between 7/10 and 9/10 for me, depending on how much the action improves/cools down in future episodes as the budget runs thin, and how annoying the harem continues to be. Episode 3 was garbage, but this episode revived my faith in the series and I'm looking forward to future episodes now. |
| This is a spoiler from the light novels if you want to knwo who 'he' is, and why 'he's' there. |
| lol, i wish sometimes they had male relief characters that were not idiots or complete perverts... or apparently traps this time. I loved the battles a lot. While i agree the deredere in the middle there was silly, it didn't bother me that much. Was i the only one that thought that Ichika's very lame in the terms of abilities? I mean besides dodging he didn't look cool at all. |
ryanxwonbin said: Reasons why new char is 99% reverse trap. -Just look at "him." -"However, he seems to have a secret." -The point of a harem anime if for the main protagonist to get all the girls, and in essence, pander to the male otaku. Introducing another male kills that -The preview stated "he" was intelligent, kind, and showed "him" as pretty much a nice person. If you're going to bring in another male character in a harem anime, he is either 1. The jerkass rival or 2. The butt monkey bro. The character in preview fits none of these. Seeing how generic this anime has been, it trying to do something fresh is highly unlikely for those wondering why I'm pointing out cliches. |
| More action, more plot, less harem, and this show could be good. This episode was lightyears better than the last one. Or maybe I'm just getting too used to mediocrity. During the battle I actually started to like the characters, but afterwards I started to dislike them again, so what can you do? The IS coming back to life was just such a weak plot device used to get Ichika in the hospital... Looks like we're back to social interactions next episode. Bleh... I want more battles. The transfer student looks lame. Britain, China, and now France. Do we get America as well? I'd just love to see their portrayal. |
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Iilia said: The IS coming back to life was just such a weak plot device used to get Ichika in the hospital... What bugged me more than that was the explanation for what happened after. "The IS stopped moving". Really? so it rebooted, came back to life, and then just suddenly flopped over dead again without cause or reason? I'm also waiting for an explanation of how his IS absorbs energy weapons and what the limitations are. It sounds like a kind of ridiculous power, especially considering that when the previous attacks hit him he was hurt like normal. Perhaps he has to catch it right between those shoulder dealies? |
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