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Jan 28, 2016 5:23 AM
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Hmm it was okay. The usual crime fighting business in high-tech gear

I kinda like how they took the trouble in air. Also, we got introduction of another fighter. Saving the aircraft like real heroes. Nice.

Jan 28, 2016 8:00 AM
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I'm curious to find out more about Oscar I's ex girlfriend =o
Jan 28, 2016 8:01 AM
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I still can't believe that Asami's a minor.
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Jan 28, 2016 9:05 AM
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The mechanic guy crying because the unit got messed up got me laughing hard. Really fun episode! Just saw this already has a second season announced. Pretty happy about that!
Jan 28, 2016 9:26 AM
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Mascera said:
I still can't believe that Asami's a minor.


Minor in Japan is someone under 20 years old. She could be 18 or 19 which is considered adult in most countries
Jan 28, 2016 10:00 AM
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thepath said:
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I still can't believe that Asami's a minor.


Minor in Japan is someone under 20 years old. She could be 18 or 19 which is considered adult in most countries
Well, I get the idea of "Under 21". But still, her appearance... That's hard to believe it. Oh well if she's still 19, I'll surely buyin' that one though. :P
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Jan 28, 2016 10:33 AM
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The back and forth between Sena and Kuroki was funny, and the mechanics reaction to the unit being ruined as well. It was a fun episode.

Jan 28, 2016 10:40 AM
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It was good to see the boys saved the airplane in time.
Jan 28, 2016 11:16 AM
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This series still has not improved in any way, the same old power ranger shit.

Another issue I had was Kuroki acting all calm and composed on a plane while flying at insane speeds. Not natural for anyboy or he might just be on crack. Finding the bomb and the inflatables was kind of meh

But still this is the anime equivalent of power rangers...
All credit goes to Sacred.
Jan 28, 2016 11:39 AM

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well, that was a decent episode. i enjoy it a little bit.
there you go, she used a unnecessary english again...
Jan 28, 2016 11:41 AM

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Modern Power Rangers all the way
"I lost all of what you could call feelings of love. They weren't sealed, so they can't be released. They weren't broken, so they can't be fixed. That which is lost, cannot be recovered." Shiba Tatsuya
"There are no regrets. If one can be proud of one's life, one should not wish for another chance." Saber
"No matter what happens, no matter how crazy things get, I'll always try to restore balance." Korra
"It's madness to let others take what's yours and accept it blindly." Baatar Jr
"Instinct is a lie, told by a fearful body, hoping to be wrong." Zaheer
"Partner in crime, partner in time" Chloe Price and Max Caulfield
Jan 28, 2016 11:47 AM

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ok orichi feels like some new gear or a machine.. I think
Jan 28, 2016 11:50 AM
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Idk, still not liking this anime... and there's a second season! #2PowerRangers4Me

2/5
Jan 28, 2016 11:55 AM

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Season 2? LOL This anime is kinda boring.
Jan 28, 2016 11:57 AM
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I've hung until now because this is done by Taniguchi, but so far there's been nothing interesting at all. Bland, meh power rangers stuff. to top it off, it has the annoying smug supersmart teenage villain clicheé which I hate. Will have to drop or put on hold for now.
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Jan 28, 2016 12:33 PM
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Farabeuf said:
I've hung until now because this is done by Taniguchi, but so far there's been nothing interesting at all. Bland, meh power rangers stuff. to top it off, it has the annoying smug supersmart teenage villain clicheé which I hate. Will have to drop or put on hold for now.

Like I've already mentioned, Taniguchi is not playing the main role here and he was also very clear about exactly what kind of production this is meant to be. Did you ever watch s-CRY-ed or GunXSword? This show feels closer to those than to some of his other projects.

Of course, it's true not everyone will like the Power Rangers and series with similar premises. I haven't seen the localized versions in more than a decade myself. But Japan still seems to enjoy that sort of material, given how they continue to make plenty of Super Sentai and Tokusatsu shows following that vein. In other words, there is a target audience for this content even in anime form but, unfortunately, it isn't universal.

By the way, the villain doesn't exactly look like a teenager. His physical age seems slightly ambiguous but might be a little higher than that. Admittedly, he also does nothing for me as a character. What I like are the situations arising from his direct or indirect involvement, instead of his personality or archetype. The show would benefit from introducing different antagonists sooner or later. Perhaps the female officer who showed up this time will eventually become a threat.
Jan 28, 2016 12:35 PM

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Annuvin said:
Tfw villains are way more interesting than the 'heroes'.
what? interesting? lol.
he just sit in chair, and talk like he know everything, and you said that interesting huh?
Jan 28, 2016 1:37 PM
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Lots of fun this episode. Just not enough Asami. But at least she spoke English a few times!
Jan 28, 2016 2:25 PM
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Thinking it better, may this show be a Psycho Pass parody?
Jan 28, 2016 2:43 PM

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man this is really stupid
Jan 28, 2016 4:57 PM

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The new character appearance and the talk between Kuroki and Sena/other members were okay. Nothing too significant on this series so far, but it's nice to see some progress.
Jan 28, 2016 5:48 PM

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I liked the kid with the candy at the end, good character.
Jan 28, 2016 7:00 PM

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not much plot progression except for that Orochi top secret thing
Jan 29, 2016 1:08 AM

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I'm liking it :V It's not rushing at all so that's a good thing, absolutely.
Jan 29, 2016 4:48 AM
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This series still has not improved in any way, the same old power ranger shit.

Another issue I had was Kuroki acting all calm and composed on a plane while flying at insane speeds. Not natural for anyboy or he might just be on crack. Finding the bomb and the inflatables was kind of meh

But still this is the anime equivalent of power rangers...


Electromagnets. They made it clear when they showed him activate something in his suit's glove to stick to the passenger aircraft's wing.

Considering his suit is capable of flight, it's not surprising that it'll have systems in place to reduce the discomfort of flying at high speeds and altitudes.
Jan 29, 2016 5:37 AM
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This episode was pretty fun. We got a glimpse of Sena's background/personal interest- I'd love to see his ex-gf more soon. Sena's annoyance with Kuroki was hilarious; especially the bit where they put out insults 'scatterbrain' and 'blockhead' on each other. That Diet member old guy is annoying af tbh.

Btw, is there a significant difference in design between different units of the Willwear? There are 2 units for both Oscar I and Oscar II. Not sure if there's an alternate unit(s) for Oscar XI since I didn't notice it previously.

Oh, Sena's doing the intro in OP for this week. We got Kuroki for last week, Funasaka (the old guy) and Yamabuki (the older sister) for episode 1 and 2.
Jan 29, 2016 6:53 AM

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Maybe at the end of the episode, they should not exaggerate showing those situations a little embarrassing, though that's not the real problem, one of the defects, it is to be found in the many pieces of the puzzle that still do not find their own logic within the plot. Drawings and animations not bad, the quality is still high, narrative is not bad atmosphere slice of life, only that there are many questions and no answers to, oh well!
Jan 29, 2016 6:56 PM

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ibraheem234 said:
ok orichi feels like some new gear or a machine.. I think


I believe that is some 1/3 part of super computer or valuable information in a size of a suitcase since they are afraid of being stolen if the people evacuate the airplane.
Jan 29, 2016 7:17 PM

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Best episode so far! I really wish this series would get more love.
Jan 29, 2016 7:19 PM

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Lots of fun this episode. Just not enough Asami. But at least she spoke English a few times!

I agree, she's really charming and such a cutie!
Jan 30, 2016 2:52 AM

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alyya said:
Annuvin said:
Tfw villains are way more interesting than the 'heroes'.
what? interesting? lol.
he just sit in chair, and talk like he know everything, and you said that interesting huh?

Sitting in a chair fondling lolis = interesting on MAL.
Jan 30, 2016 4:05 AM
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jgomezg said:
Farabeuf said:
I've hung until now because this is done by Taniguchi, but so far there's been nothing interesting at all. Bland, meh power rangers stuff. to top it off, it has the annoying smug supersmart teenage villain clicheé which I hate. Will have to drop or put on hold for now.

Like I've already mentioned, Taniguchi is not playing the main role here and he was also very clear about exactly what kind of production this is meant to be. Did you ever watch s-CRY-ed or GunXSword? This show feels closer to those than to some of his other projects.

Of course, it's true not everyone will like the Power Rangers and series with similar premises. I haven't seen the localized versions in more than a decade myself. But Japan still seems to enjoy that sort of material, given how they continue to make plenty of Super Sentai and Tokusatsu shows following that vein. In other words, there is a target audience for this content even in anime form but, unfortunately, it isn't universal.

By the way, the villain doesn't exactly look like a teenager. His physical age seems slightly ambiguous but might be a little higher than that. Admittedly, he also does nothing for me as a character. What I like are the situations arising from his direct or indirect involvement, instead of his personality or archetype. The show would benefit from introducing different antagonists sooner or later. Perhaps the female officer who showed up this time will eventually become a threat.


I have watched Gun and Sword and I enjoyed that much more than this. It had a very least an extremely compelling antagonist and a classic revenge story that while conventional, was focused and delivered. This show is all over the place, regardless of where it finds its inpiration from.
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Jan 30, 2016 9:12 AM
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Farabeuf said:

I have watched Gun and Sword and I enjoyed that much more than this. It had a very least an extremely compelling antagonist and a classic revenge story that while conventional, was focused and delivered. This show is all over the place, regardless of where it finds its inpiration from.


I am not in any position to debate your personal enjoyment. But this statement leads me to point out that said antagonist doesn't even show up until near the middle of the series. He isn't a constant presence throughout all of Gun X Sword.

For the first ten or eleven episodes, there's no real information about him other than "oh, he had just passed through this town" or "this random person was actually working for The Claw" and so on. The revenge angle is technically always present as a source of motivation for Van, of course, but isn't an immediate concern in practice.

It takes a backseat to numerous episodic situations, most of which are actually quite silly and ridiculous. In other words, early Gun X Sword definitely was "all over the place" (even the second half continues to do this, to a lesser degree, with the over-the-top swimsuit episode). The main story, so to speak, doesn't really progress until everyone gathers at Zonnet during episode 11. The Claw himself is only presented to the audience during the following episode. Before that point, we had only seen a couple of his underlings and various occasional or accidental collaborators.

Evidently, Active Raid is not identical to Gun X Sword. Mythos certainly isn't a good villain, at least not at the time of this writing. This might eventually change, or perhaps better antagonists will come into the picture by episode 10 or 12. At the very least, he needs some decent subordinates.

There's enough time for any number of things to change, whether that happens gradually or suddenly. The team isn't travelling across the land but simply doing their regular jobs as police officers, since they're not on a quest for revenge. That's a big difference.

Yet my point remains: there are structural and stylistic similarities, including the initial focus on a bunch of very silly episodic situations where the stakes aren't too high and not really progressing the main plot. That said, you might well prefer the specific things which happened during the early part of GXS to the events of early Active Raid and that's a totally valid opinion. Though I do suspect you're not into Super Sentai/Tokusatsu elements since those are more relevant here.
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Jan 30, 2016 11:53 PM

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Farabeuf said:
to top it off, it has the annoying smug supersmart teenage villain clicheé which I hate.


I was wondering why I wasn't enjoying this show although it had good animation, nice mecha and character designs and action scenes. You hit the nail on the head.

That intelligent teen supervillian vs dumbass police force schtick really does get old.

Gonna drop this as well, 4 eps is plenty enough chance to shine and this show doesn't.
Jan 31, 2016 9:15 AM

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Pretty good episode. I thought the plane crisis was enjoyable on its own and also quallifies as a nice change of pace from merely fighting a different enemy Willwear every week.

We still had amusing exchanges between our heroes, as expected, plus some new factors like the involvement of the military and politicians acting suspiciously.

As for the villain, he just comes across as indifferent. It doesn't affect my experience, either way. For all I care, he could be a guy standing behind the curtain and I'd still keep watching.
Feb 1, 2016 4:45 PM

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I feel like they're forcing the duo a bit too much.
They need to defuse a bomb during mid-flight. What do they do? Have pointless banter and calling each other names. What happened to priorities? I guess a plane full of lives is lower than name calling. They managed to get the bomb defused but just by a fucking hair.
Also, villains are just as bad. They're just hackers looking for whatever the Orochi crap is. We just see him sitting in every episode being a condescending smartass. Interesting? More like boring af.
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Feb 4, 2016 7:57 AM

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What's up with that girl spouting some Engrish words here and there?
Ayy they becoming the wheels of the plane and stuff, good plane saving scene m8
This anime has got a very "Rail Wars" feel to it, almost like I'm watching that but with less fanservice
Defusing bomb and shit, rail wars had a similar type of episode as well
I like the orange haired girl, she's a qt
Blue hair girl is nice as well
What that fack is that Orochi no ro shit though
And green haired boy again doing his thing and nearly messing up peoples lives
I don't like the OP and ED
So yeah, overall not a bad episode.
Fanservice, we'll be getting some in the next episode it seems
Feb 6, 2016 8:16 AM

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The villain is so cliché ... Very boring episode, the only good scene was when they used their units to save the plane.
Feb 7, 2016 11:57 PM

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I feel bad that Sena never got to eat his special they-only-make-30-per-day club sandwich. He was also denied going to Hakkeijima to try the soufflé pancakes. I have no idea why this stands out more than anything else about this ep. XD
Feb 10, 2016 12:43 PM

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Thay idiot wanted the mecha's safety more than the peeps? smh
Jun 7, 2016 11:34 PM

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This show would be more interesting with a better villain. He just looks bored whenever I see him.
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The not-Makishima is actually eating popcorn while watching the imminent destruction. Well, I can't deny Active Raid works as a popcorn flick. Also, it feels like Unit 8 is given a lot of crap by the media and other government branches, but it's always in trivial and dishonest manners. They do have issues with collateral damage and a disregard for apparent proper conduct over impulsive decision making, but they instead get called out on other things like wasting taxpayer money. Seems like the show is trying to make Unit 8 seem heroic in the face of petty public scrutiny, but instead makes everyone seem flippant and reactionary.
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