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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- I like how this one opens at a video rental shop; this was probably how many of the first audience for this show got a hold of it in the first place. Decent little detective story. Kanuka is pretty cool as usual. I like the denied fanservice joke at the end of the first-person animation sequence. |
| I feel like a Scooby Doo chase scene and unmasking were entirely avoided by Kanuka's sudden explanation. She's like a Gameshark. xD |
| きみ は だれ だい？ ぼく は ラムボ！ ぼく は だれ だい？ きみ は ラムボ！ ラムボ なんでし！ |
| I've always loved this episode. It has so much goodness in it, from the detective/ghost story spoof, to the excellent animation and art. The Kanuka running with her gun scene is a great pre-Doom first person shooter sequence! And doesn't Shinobu-san look gorgeous in her undies?! |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| 4/5 Daily disillusioned by the latest episode of a modern society well represented, from the master Oshii. Never more free-range and genuine characters I've seen in an animated production! XD Plot all too predictable, I have seen many ... LOL Narrative that sees Kanuka always above the others! : D Design and animations good for those times! Rating of 4/5 more than adequate! |
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| Good episode that incorporated great animation sequences and a funny plot. Oshii is somethin else ain't he. |
 I REMEMBER TOUCH. PICTURES CAME WITH TOUCH. A PAINTER IN MY MIND. |
| YES! THIS is the Patlabor I've been looking out for so far. That was some Meitantei Conan shit right there. .......and.............GOTOU HAS A CUTE NIECE!?!? HOLY SHIT! This ep was VEEEEERYYYYYY ENJOYABLLLLLLLLLLLLE. Once again, an 80s anime proclaiming that it is not some sort of anime (another was GinEi) with an "autistic hero" or "punk kid" (LOVE THESE WORDS FROM GOTOU, HAHAHAHAHA). Though Gotou still has that funny side (what am I saying, this came prior), it's not the same if you watch the TV series first. That was the better Gotou. He's too wild here. #FeelsBadMan Well, the only time Oshii has failed me miserably so far was in the previous episode. That was some monstrous bullshit. |
zetsu_shorenDec 3, 2014 12:27 AM
| Man, I loved this episode. Top notch all around. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| These last two episodes have been really strange. I guess I was expecting something different from this show. |
| Good episode but incredibly predictable. |
| I really loved this episode. I can see myself returning to this one for a rewatch. Such a fun episode! |
| kinda a predictable episode, I had a feeling from the start it was just for testing them... |
Nanika ga Okashii |
| Really good episode. It reminded me of an old Scooby-Doo..."and I would've gotten away with it too...if it weren't for them dang Patlabor Police Bastards!!!" |
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| It was obvious and I guess most of us came to the same conclusion as Kanuka. But the style of this episode was nonetheless great, interesting to watch and pretty funny. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| So like, did Goto kill those two criminals and the hostage? o___0 Maybe they mentioned what happened to them but I totally missed it. There must not be many applicants for the labor force if they let that trigger happy fool him stay on xD |
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 All that to teach Ohta and the rest not the be trigger happy. The "corpse" in the labour cockpit was my favourite part. That girl definitely has Goto's face. MrLegitimacy said: When Goto scolds SV2, he mentions that Sakaki (the maintenance guy with the shades) loaded a blank into the first chamber.So like, did Goto kill those two criminals and the hostage? o___0 Maybe they mentioned what happened to them but I totally missed it. There must not be many applicants for the labor force if they let that trigger happy fool him stay on xD |
Fortress_MaximusSep 8, 2019 2:31 PM
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| I, for one, did not expect the underlying mystery, so Kanuka's explanation caught me off guard. Overall good episode, it had many funny moments, like everyone celebrating summer holidays when they were told about being dismissed, Noa assuming the Gotou was a copy, Yamazaki choking Oota to go along with eavesdropping the girl's bath and Shinohara's "interrogation" methods. The premise about an incident during a mock fight felt weak because of a total lack of precaution measures taken. I mean, the audience was standing mere meters away from a fighting armed giant robots, no shit that would be dangerous. I especially liked the use of colour in a scene where everyone was in a classroom during a sunset.  P.s. nothing homoerotical about this shot at all, lmao |
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| "This isn't some mecha anime whose main character is an autistic kid" God, that was so profound I almost cried. The most hilarious phrase in whole anime history. |
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| I like Goto's line about how it's not some cliche mecha anime. Kanuka is hella smart. Makes you wonder why she sticks around these dummies. |
Genoard said: I, for one, did not expect the underlying mystery, so Kanuka's explanation caught me off guard. Overall good episode, it had many funny moments, like everyone celebrating summer holidays when they were told about being dismissed, Noa assuming the Gotou was a copy, Yamazaki choking Oota to go along with eavesdropping the girl's bath and Shinohara's "interrogation" methods. The premise about an incident during a mock fight felt weak because of a total lack of precaution measures taken. I mean, the audience was standing mere meters away from a fighting armed giant robots, no shit that would be dangerous. I especially liked the use of colour in a scene where everyone was in a classroom during a sunset. P.s. nothing homoerotical about this shot at all, lmao That sunset pic is so dope. |
| I didn't like this one either, the story wasn't that good and the characters feel stock like always. Haven't even figured out each of their individual names yet |
| This episode was very fun, lol. This anime is so silly, it really does feels like a sitcom xD Kanuka best waifu once again stealing the show, love it. |
| Weird Scooby-Doo episode. I loved it! That line at the beginning was killer too (you know the one I mean). |
| oooh i love me a murder mystery!! |
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| I know this is a comedy show and all, and 1980s Japan had a hugely different public perception of cops than modern day America, but the trigger happy Ohta being played as a joke rather than a serious threat to everyone around him is definitely jarring in 2024. Like literally any other person on SV2 would make a better Patlabor pilot than him, but they keep sending out to fuck up every mission he goes on. |
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