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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ----------------------------------------  Casual clothes Hajime is the miracle of the universe. Sugune is looking pretty good too. They did a nice job establishing her character this episode. I hope people can understand her character a bit more now. Hajime can reverse the "messing up" of MESS I, this is the thing "the thing gatchaman have never done before" "Yo sup" Wow Mamoru needs to calm down. |
VioLinkJul 19, 2013 10:35 AM
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| Oh so she can cook~ Mm, episode felt a bit slow but the atmosphere was cherry. Paiman is funny :>  Revenge of the rubix cube~ Decent OST I guess. |
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| Hajime gonna Hajime. Rui is incredibly lewd and is calling my sexuality into question. Knock that off. And this ended up being important, though much sooner than I expected: |
AmarrezJul 19, 2013 10:42 AM
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 Kenji Nakamura has a great sense of aesthetics and design. Her on that background with the colors all looks like you could imagine it being a model posing in a fashion magazine or something. |
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| Seems that the MESS aren't inherently evil. Pretty good build-up episode. |
Amarrez said: Hajime gonna Hajime. Rui is incredibly lewd and is calling my sexuality into question. Knock that off. And this ended up being important, though much sooner than I expected: Wow nice catch! I thought nothing of it when he first said it. Well keep a eye out for more J.J. foreshadowing.  |
VioLinkJul 19, 2013 11:02 AM
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| Wow I'm surprised at all the threads Kenji Nakamura was able to intertwine/flesh out this episode without flatout saying them : O GALAX: That social commentary!!!(Getting points for helping strangers? C'mon Nakamura :P). Once GALAX has a 100% connection rate with people how would it backfire? Rui obviously wants the world to rely on it but for what purpose? Alarms started ringing as soon as the bystander said they only need GALAX in their society MESS: Possibly controlled by Berg Katse with the ooze? Interested to see how they fit into everything Hajime-su: Anyone who still thinks she's stupid/has brain deficiency is the stupid one OD: Was subtly hinted last week but even more so this week. Definitely something up with him Gatchaman/JJ: Seems being a Gatchaman might not be as Black and White as it sounds Lastly, WTF was with Berg Katse? O.o |
HybridMBLJul 19, 2013 12:47 PM
| Whoah, the mess not being 'evil' caught me of guard, and the whole ending did too. 'GALAX' seems like an awesome app, but i'm feeling uneasy about it. |
1idd0kun said: Agree with 1idd0kun. It really boggles mind to call her an airhead in this episode. She may look like one in the last episode but she turns out not to be one as is revealed in this episode. And I also think the line is not deep.eminagnam said: Sugune's line wasn't deep. It was misguided. And Hajime showed him!!Lots of bright colors again. I kinda liked it. "You failed to kill the enemy cuz you took life lightly." That line was deep. The black bikini girl reminded me of Lum from Urusei Yatsura. The female lead acted like an airhead again. Haha Really, Hajime was so OP in this episode. She's not an airhead. She's just an eccentric genius. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Man, I really love the characters/character designs in this show.. from the streaks in the characters' hair to their clothing, I love everything about them. Especially Hajime and Sugane.  And I'm really digging the OST. Especially the music during the second MESS encounter in the episode. I'm glad they started to explain more of the story. Especially GALAX and how basically everybody, even the mayor, is active on it. All the things Hajime discovered/did, even though she's the noobie.. pretty interesting so far. Does GALAX remind anyone else of the "Oz" program from Summer Wars? |
MillsJul 19, 2013 12:37 PM
| Actually scared to watch ep2.. oh well.. will download it later today D: |
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| So scissors are the shit this season? |
Misiakk said: So scissors are the shit this season? They were the shit last season with Dansai Bunri, and they'll be the shit next season with Kill La Kill. Scissors are awesome, man. |
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| I think I flipping love this show. Especially Hajime. XD Best. Character. EVER!!! |
| Few maxims have done as much harm as, "Children should be seen and not heard." |
Amarrez said: Misiakk said: So scissors are the shit this season? They were the shit last season with Dansai Bunri, and they'll be the shit next season with Kill La Kill. Scissors are awesome, man. Scissors were main thing in Nazo no Kanojo X, now in Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou and Gatchaman Crowds as well. They are all over the place ;D |
Khaoticsuccubus said: this.I think I flipping love this show. Especially Hajime. XD Best. Character. EVER!!! |
| It has been only two episodes but Hajime already snuck her way into my heart. Her vibrant and eccentric personality is simply infectious and I really like how she questions the set of principles the other Gatchaman members adhered to until now. Her creativity and her ability to think outside the box are truly valuable aspects of her character, as she is capable of connecting people no matter what social status they belong to. Whereas she only appeared as a playful and somewhat careless student last week, she is revealed as an outgoing ad smart girl who is highly engaged in social activities and tries to make the world a better place, not through eliminating potential threats but through communication and building connections. It was highly satisfying to see her calling out Sugine for his narrow-mindedness and his lack of interpersonal skills. I don't think it's a coincidence that the MESS' "tentacles" are shaped like nerve fibers which look like they are forming synapses when they attach themselves to something. It will be interesting to see why they absorb people in the process, though. It is heavily implied that Rui Ninomiya is the "Bird with sundered wings" JJ speaks of especially since she possesses one of the Notes. It looks like she is the driving force behind GALAX, and while we have only been shown positive sides of it, the incident with Bergkatze (who's probably the one JJ meant with the chaos that's not necessarily a threat) raises questions on how ethically justifiable her actions are to bring people together as shown in the end by recruting help for the injured through GALAX. |
EudaimoniaJul 19, 2013 1:16 PM
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| So Utsu tsu can make copies of herself or something.. Yeah, I think this episode prove's that Hajime is in fact, not retarded. Also that social networking site, GALAX, is pretty awesome and I think it's going to play a big role in this series. Gotta love dat OST. Really loving this series so far, can't wait to see where they go with this. |
KoybzJul 19, 2013 3:48 PM
| Good episode. A bit confusing |
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| I think it's important to note that Rui did the same thing at the end of the episode that Hajime did at the beginning of episode 1. Saying "I'm hungry" even though there's plenty of food around that they're not eating. Kindred spirits, I suppose? |
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Amarrez said: Saying "I'm hungry" even though there's plenty of food around that they're not eating. Kindred spirits, I suppose? Opening implicate that much. For me Utsu-tsu is the best character so far ;D |
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| Good episode. And I was surprised that Hajime just walk off and sat beside JJ. Now, that kid at the ending might be an ex- Gatchaman. He seems to be important as shown in the OP. And speaking of the OP song, it's addicting. |
rebelakumaJul 19, 2013 1:46 PM
| I have to say the whole idea behind "GALAX" is pretty interested. I'm almost tempted to look into the probability of being able to program a system similar to it. |
| Oh man great episode. Hajime is becoming such an amazing character and I like that little twist they left with us at the end with Rui having Gatchaman notebook. I can't wait for the next ep. |
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Misiakk said: Amarrez said: Misiakk said: So scissors are the shit this season? They were the shit last season with Dansai Bunri, and they'll be the shit next season with Kill La Kill. Scissors are awesome, man. Scissors were main thing in Nazo no Kanojo X, now in Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou and Gatchaman Crowds as well. They are all over the place ;D 2013 is the Year of the Scissors. (tagged for image size) Oh man I am enjoying this show. |
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| She bedazzled her NOTE lol. |
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| I really like the show. Shame there were some budget and/or scheduling problems, though: |
petchJul 19, 2013 2:57 PM
| Really loved this scene: Hajime is so cute! :P |
Eudaimonia said: It has been only two episodes but Hajime already snuck her way into my heart. Same here. I like this more than I expected. It's a nice change. |
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| The first half of the episode I didn't really know what was going on and it was kinda boring. I was thinking about dropping it until they showed how the GALAX can be used for more than just a game. It's such a novel idea and I really want to see how they proceed with it. None of the characters are really that interesting to me, at least yet. The art style is also a little off putting to me but I'll deal with it. The BGM is fantastic! |
| -Nothing can stay unchanged. Even so, can you still keep on loving this place? -Be still my soul; when change and tears are past, all safe and blessed we shall meet at last. |
| Why is Hajime so perfect? Still loving the shit out of this show. So fabulous. |
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| This is the worst female main character i have ever seen... How can you like her? She is dumb and acts like a little kid. She shows no sign of intelligence or character development at all... Her accent annoys me and for me she is pretty much ruining this anime... Dropped with 2/10... |
"Es irrt der Mensch, solang er strebt." - Faust I, Vers 317 |
newnar said: The show itself is going into interesting places though. That it does, it started so well in the 1st ep that I was almost scared to watch the second, I really hope it will continue to be as strong if not stronger. I love what they did with the BG music during the fight. Sugane is a contrast to Hajime and JJ intrigues me. I'm very curious how the Prime Minister and that idol will come to play. Also loved the part where Paiman lectures her about her questioning orders because it just isn't done (and really when it ever done so early in a story), that scene was very clever. And the line where she basically says: I'm not "you" I'm Hajime, I exist (I get the feeling that this is a very important line and probably a big clue about Hajime herself) There is also an interesting theme about positive feelings (Hajime) vs negative feelings (Katze) that got played in this episode. Another one was accepting who you are (Hajime) and wanting to be someone else (Rui) The conversations with Sugone were interesting as well: Hajime showed that she is quite logical in her reasoning and very perceptive (both about Paiman and Sugone). She actually explained the way she thinks in one of these conversations: she thinks outside the box and is open to possibilities. About the door: it's no coincidence that it's #1. It goes back to the original Gatchaman and Hajime being the "hero", the main protagonist and in original series the "hero" was #1 . It's quite convincing that she (arrogantly) assumes that she is the hero, she is confident enough for that. Arg.. there is so much going on, my head is about to explode! |
Misiakk said: So scissors are the shit this season? |
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MinaRockz said: Eudaimonia said: It has been only two episodes but Hajime already snuck her way into my heart. Same here. I like this more than I expected. It's a nice change. |
Aeonenleben said: She shows no sign of intelligence what |
| Heh, there are things about that nameless villain which remind me of Grell a bit, a very good thing. And yes, it seems GALAX is already starting to spawn some worrying things with how involved everyone is along with what that one witness said about not needing physical help. |
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| AAAAH WHY IS THIS SO GOOD. Even better than episode one. ;_; |
| RUI DONT TEASE ME WITH THOSE OPEN LEGS GODDAMN /HEAVY BREATHING symbv said: 1idd0kun said: Agree with 1idd0kun. It really boggles mind to call her an airhead in this episode. She may look like one in the last episode but she turns out not to be one as is revealed in this episode. And I also think the line is not deep.eminagnam said: Sugune's line wasn't deep. It was misguided. And Hajime showed him!!Lots of bright colors again. I kinda liked it. "You failed to kill the enemy cuz you took life lightly." That line was deep. The black bikini girl reminded me of Lum from Urusei Yatsura. The female lead acted like an airhead again. Haha Really, Hajime was so OP in this episode. She's not an airhead. She's just an eccentric genius. Ah yes, this ^ |
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