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Orsonius said: Don't say that. The source material also has big issues which I happily ignore to enjoy my semi serious loli action show. Mind pointing them out? I haven't finished the first vol. of the LN yet so I'd love to know what are other people POV about it. Have you read the manga too maybe? Orsonius said: however, animation is extremely inconsistent, it is rushed as hell and lacks proper focus and direction. I guess being the director of Monster isn't good enough to handle this show well... Agreed on the animation. Sometimes it look good and fluid, and sometimes just plain ugly. |
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| Tina is too damn cute. Pretty close to being my favourite character right now. Better see more of her for the rest of the season. Rentarou has risen up to the rank of 300 thanks to Seitenshi. Glad Kisara and Enju were able to accept Tina as part of the team :) Hm, a slight improvement on other episodes, but still fairly average. |
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| I love the phone dropping scene we just need izaya there now... and Yay, Tina acquired. |
| Is Rentaro going to have a loli harem!!?!?!?!?!? |
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| Ugh. It sucks when you know exactly what happens even tho ya didn't read source material. Too cliche. |
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| I love Tina <3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy she's ok now, I really thought she was going to die. |
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| This show gets worse with every passing episode and especially this one was so laughably bad. The dialogue and drama felt so cheesy and corny, it lacks any depth. Not to mention how ridiculous the whole fight between Eren and Tina was. I mean he flew with steam coming out his feet. STEAM. COMING OUT HIS FEET. Also the fight in the building was hardly a fight and Rentaro is like "Hurr durr she too stronk". Also why the hell do they have to name their attacks? Like seriously, come on. All the cringe. Also how stupid he acted while beating Tina up. That was just.... AHAHAHA. Then we have the scene with that villain who shot Tina who turns out to be just another comedic and pathetic joke. How am I supposed to take this seriously? Also everyone of the good guys (Rentaro, Tina) get shot and are supposedly close to death but then a few minutes later are back at their feet. Scenes like this and the stupid Lolicon and fanservice pandering bullcrap rob every tension this show could ever hope to build up. Also I thought the show was about the Gastrea and how humanity tries to survive (at least that was what I expected after the first episode) but no, we have a Scooby-Doo mystery surrounding goofy Lolis with guns and faceless villains without real motives. Fucking lame. The only way to save this trainwreck is to turn this into a hentai (as some of the girls look okay) and act like all of this in the previous 7 episodes never happened and was just some kind of "hah, fooled you". |
| Time is money, but money won't turn back the clock. |
| Yay for another loli to join the harem! I was afraid Tina was going to die one way or another after this episode, but she was spared. Ironic that one of the most interesting fights of the season has been the protagonist beating up a 10 year old girl. Granted, it's a 10-year-old girl with a power of OVER 9000 ... percent. Yes, I went there :P More Gastrea next week, and a new antagonist, from the sound of that last voice. |
| LOL as soon as he got "power" he shoots his finger off LOLOL |
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| So Rentaro really is slowly making a loli army x) I really wanted Rentarou to get super mad and kill that fucker :( But eh, pot-head Tina is now part of the team! Though, I wonder who is this Rand. If he was ready to get rid of her, he must have a lot of other powerful Initiator. |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
Uh, no, hentai would make the show even more worse. I've finally found another anime that doesn't have that crap. It would make sense in the same way it made sense that Senketsu in Kill la Kill could turn into a rocketship if he wanted to. There was no foreshadowing to that ability. It was never mentioned or anything; it was simply pulled out of his ass to make some unambitious viewer go "WOAH, AMAZINGBALLS!".As for the steam part, it only came out of his leg with the artificial limb. Which was understandable because Rentaro was created to fight, I'd be surprised if a flying thing wasn't in him. However I do agree on the gastrea part. I was disappointed when this started turning into some assassination-revolving anime. Hopefully it'll get back to the original plot. These are just my opinions on what you've said, though. As for the hentai thing it was obviously a joke but it would make this trainwreck at least more enjoyable to watch for me. |
| Time is money, but money won't turn back the clock. |
| Glad tina didn't die and that asshole got what he deserved. Lol at tina and enju sleeping with rentaro in the preview |
| "Why the hell is it so easy to make people mad, and so difficult to make them smile?" -Kurosawa Dono |
| Whatever happened to the homeless loli he saved back in episode 2? I feel like she's going to play an important role later on. Anyways episode was good, it felt less rushed than the other episodes but rushed nonetheless. |
| Loved the episode, and glad Tina is part of the family now! :) |
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| Tina is so cute. Still like Enju more though. |
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| Eh, this episode wasn't as good as the previous ones in my opinion. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that they cut a lot of stuff from the novels that would have allowed things to make more sense, but I haven't actually read them so I don't know. The entire subplot with the asshole bodyguard seems as though it needed more explanation - was there a reason that guy was such a dick to Rentarou? I don't think the anime ever made it clear. And how did Rentarou know to investigate Ayn Rand in connection with Tina? They don't explain it, and the only connection between the two that I noticed is when we see Ayn Rand on Tina's phone, but Rentarou doesn't see that. I know they talked about Ayn Rand last episode but it wasn't in the context of Tina or the assassination attempts and was only tangentially related to the cursed children. minouneetzoe said: So Rentaro really is slowly making a loli army x) I really wanted Rentarou to get super mad and kill that fucker :( But eh, pot-head Tina is now part of the team! Though, I wonder who is this Rand. If he was ready to get rid of her, he must have a lot of other powerful Initiator. In case you or anybody else didn't already know, Ayn Rand is in fact a real person. Although this obviously isn't the same Ayn Rand in the show, I think it's interesting that he is likely named after her, and it makes me wonder a little if we're in for something at all Bioshock-esque. I mean, Ayn Rand isn't exactly a common name. |
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| I like how there's so much animation during the loli parts. |
| I was some promised some crazy edgyness not this kind of dialogue. Still waiting to see if it will prove its subforum nickname. opondica said: In case you or anybody else didn't already know, Ayn Rand is in fact a real person. Although this obviously isn't the same Ayn Rand in the show, I think it's interesting that he is likely named after her, and it makes me wonder a little if we're in for something at all Bioshock-esque. I mean, Ayn Rand isn't exactly a common name. So cursed children as little sisters huh, if only. I hope someone steps in and says: "Stop being so cheesy, would you kindly" Mod Edit: Merged posts; please use the edit button. |
julyanMay 21, 2014 8:41 AM
| this episode was ok but i dont like this arc and this episode is the perfect reason because is full of cliches and now its the harem time 3/5 |
| Gintama: "The blade is not to cut down your enemies Nor is it to cut away your own weakness A sword isnt meant to protect your body A sword is meant for protecting your soul" |
| That final battle was won a lil too easily imo. The bodyguard dude reminds me of the dude in sword art online who tried to kill Kirito. Nice to see Tina join the harem, she's cute. and rank 98. |
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| Now there 2 lolis but still bullet holes in your office |
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| So he's promoted to rank 300, but is that the Promoter/Initiator teams ranking? I suppose I'm confused on how the power/office/whatever ranking works in this world, but I thought he was ranked higher than 300 in the Promoter/Initiator rankings. |
YackdackMay 20, 2014 7:42 PM
| Oh wow Satomi Rentaro... now you get 2 of them. TWO. Pretty sure theres more coming. But Enju was already cute over the top now you get a Tina. Who you can feed those fishballs whatever those things are to. So cute when you feed her. Sighs. But all is well, Tina is now finally part of the team (woot) But idk how Kisara and be so forgiving to someone who tried to kill her but i guess its probably because Tina's a cute loli. Yeah that allows everything to be forgiven. If it was another man who tried to kill her, it'd be a different story. Hmm I wonder who the next cute loli is going to be~ Pretty sure Rentaro is going to attract another super cute one just by stumbling upon her on "accident". Not to mention he's already got Kisara. Ahh these cursed children are all too cute =3= Anyways this episode felt like a 5/5~ ^_^ |
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| 2 normal dudes holding Rentaro and he cant free himself? |
| Seeing a guy beat up little girl feels so wrong, also, the part towards the end doesn't make sense at all. 6/10 |
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| glad that snake was gotten rid of and tina joined the crew |
| That was over really quick. Felt anticlimactic. xin09 said: 2 normal dudes holding Rentaro and he cant free himself? I was wondering about that too. Maybe he got uhmm...tired? How does the ranking work anyway? Is the asshole guy also a promoter? It's kind of confusing >__< |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| Who put all this cheese in ma animu! but really Rentaro after all the shit you been through and 2 regular dudes could hold you down. episode reminded me that i still have doubts this isn't how it all went down. |
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| Average but enjoyable nonetheless. I'm really glad Tina survived. The shitty guy will come back anyway, you should've killed him Rentaro. FlowwolF said: I like how there's so much animation during the loli parts. Indeed. |
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| Lol that scared the hell out of me when they shot Tina. |
| Okay, I guess. Tina's power level confirmed to be OVER 9000. |
| Rentarou's rank was increased. He really has power now. Tina joins the Tendou Civil Security. A lot of cute girls now surrounds Rentarou. |
| Everything worked out in the end and that makes me happy. Great episode!!! |
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| Three comments. 1. If Tina can be so easily disarmed via a flashbang -- no matter how powerful it is -- it really makes no sense for her to be so highly ranked. I mean, jeez, it was one flashbang that turned the tide of the battle. 2. So Rentarou has varanium-infused prosthetic body parts and can at ease generate enough force to break through buildings...yet he can't possibly break free from 2 guys holding him when the situation was becoming for all intents and purposes very dire. 3. This season really is full of lolis. |
| The episode's pacing was kinda fast, oh well, Tina has been added to the team! Yaaay. |
| The world shall know the truth soon. |
YumeNoMonogatari said: Orsonius said: Don't say that. The source material also has big issues which I happily ignore to enjoy my semi serious loli action show. Mind pointing them out? I haven't finished the first vol. of the LN yet so I'd love to know what are other people POV about it. Have you read the manga too maybe? Orsonius said: however, animation is extremely inconsistent, it is rushed as hell and lacks proper focus and direction. I guess being the director of Monster isn't good enough to handle this show well... Agreed on the animation. Sometimes it look good and fluid, and sometimes just plain ugly. No I haven't read the manga, I conclude simply from the anime. I mean ust based purely on the writing style etc. It's clear that this isn't a masterpiece because it embraces too many simplistic concepts, it's almost black and white in some cases. Also the MC is too nice, goes almost in the OP perfect Gary Stu type character which is always a bad idea to create when you have a plot oriented show, or else you know, you end up having Mr. Plotarmor. While I cannot say what parts were merely butchered by the adaptation some of it just seems off, like Rentaro almost dying so many times but always getting last minute saved or some other DEM style solution. Then of course all the otaku pandering with lolis and shit (which pander to me so I don't mind that much). And the shounen esque power level system and attack calling etc. It's ... you know silly action entertainment not really all that mature. About animation: It's to be expected from Kinema Citrus. They are not really known for their amazing animation. I guess they simply blew all the budget on the first 3 episodes and now just slack off the rest until the final ones for some epic moments. It's a shame because this show could have deserved some Guilty Crown production values simply because story and characters can't make up for it being great or anything, so better presentation would lift my overall enjoyment more. |
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| This show is so unbelievably bad, but it's only made so much worse by Rentaro and how people react to him. He's such a pile of OP bullshit and asspulling powers with no interesting personality to back it up so weird lolicons can project themselves onto him and imagine getting kisses off 9 year olds. This show'd only improve now if he was just blown up, although I'm sure he'd manage to somehow survive that too, perhaps by his detached suddenly-now-robotic tongue carefully dragging his gunky remains into a jigsaw puzzle of a man that is magically resurrected by the love of annoying lolis. |
| That asshole reminded me of the other asshole in Sword art online lol. And Tina power level is over 9000... |
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AwesomeDudex3 said: Not to sound messed up but.... Ren did one cheesy monologue and beat the crap out of a 10 year old girl..... Let that sink in for a moment well, physical violence works too, if you don't have giant pink death beams to properly befriend people. Also, that's "10 year old mutant cyborg assassin girl" |
| I want Rambo in a mecha-suit with a laser-chainsaw gun that fires nuclear warheads, fighting the love-child of Predator, Alien, a group of Bangladeshi terrorists, and Satan. (Actually that would be a pretty sick show) - StopDropAndBowl |
| Welp obviously Enju survived, Tina seemed a bit off at the end |
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| oh goodie can't wait to see another 10 year old to get beaten like shit then let them join the loli harem |
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