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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- TO INFINITY and BEYOND  The episode was okay. Episode's pacing felt a bit slow though in comparison though but we still get some politics and social affairs in the city. Gel hit puberty fast LOL |
Stark700Jul 25, 2015 12:34 PM
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| I'm kinda interested in the way this show decided to introduce Tsubasa. Normally in shows like this Tsubasa's personality is typical for a MC so the reason I really loved S1 was Hajime being out of the norm. Now that Hajime is a regular member we get a new character and make Hajime the senpai. Still find Hajime much more interesting :P She's even more fun than S1 in some kind of ways ^^; esp with Katz and his "BITCHI BITCHI" Why didn't Gel become a hot chick D: I really love this ED :3 |
Barion-ZaraJul 25, 2015 12:48 PM
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Barion-Zara said: Why didn't Gel become a hot chick D: I think it's because Gel is supposed to be androgynous :0 I was kinda surprised how people assumed that Rui was gonna die because of the last episode. Of course they wouldn't kill Rui who is one of the most popular characters in the show. Not that I complain I love Rui myself too. This episode was a bit slow paced, especially when comparing to the last one, but enjoyable. |
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| I'm sorry to say but this season is starting to annoy me. Gel and Tsubasa are simply way too naive about pretty much everything. The dilemma about the Crowds is pretty much a rehash of Season 1's focus. Hopefully it's leading somewhere good, but for now it's starting to get to me. |
| Tsubasa and Gel-chan's ideals clash with some members of the group, which isn't surprising considering Tsubasa is still new. Seems like this is headed for some bad direction. I'm not really sure how I feel about this so far. |
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| Episode was ok....... not a fan of Tsubasa. |
| My anime list: http://myanimelist.net/animelist/Said_She_Was_18_ |
| I'm starting to think that I'd be enjoying this a lot more if it weren't for Tsubasa and Gel-chan. The rest is alright, but those two are taking quite a lot of screen time away from the things that I actually enjoy when watching Crowds and it doesn't help that they both talk like children. It's expected of Gel-chan I guess because she's an alien who's knows nothing about how the earth works, but I have no idea what they're trying to do with Tsubasa. She's just way too childish and can't think for herself, or at all. The fact that Hajime and Katze might do something interesting is all that's keeping me interested now. |
KoybzJul 25, 2015 3:42 PM
| Do not believe the gel turned a boy but I thought until fluffy and also took that tone that annoying but think the same way, until to enjoying a little but of Tsubasa although I think it means wrong in certain things |
| adult gel-chan is hot this ep though: I think hajime is actually saying some interesting stuff. |
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| I'm not a big fan of Tsubasa and gel-chan. |
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| It tries. There's symbolism in the characters, crappy dialogue that tries to get somewhere, and the plot is suppose to be a parallel and representing the shift in society, but c'mon. It tries but it doesn't get there. Hajime was such a weak force this episode with her terrible description, even though the point she was trying to make is good. And Gel and Tsubasa are gnawing my nerves. :L Edit: Gel's an alien. Maybe it's intersex. |
MirorinAug 3, 2015 8:57 PM
| Gel-chan transformed into an adult male?! Whaaaaat happened to cute female?! ;~; |
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| Plenty of interesting developments on this episode. The fact that they never showed Rui in this episode after being taken to the hospital speaks volumes of the consequences of having his ideals battered and hurt. Sadra's desires of "uniting everyone" are a double-edged weapon, we've heard before that Sadra has achieved peace in other planets, but we know nothing about the costs and consequences of such peace. It's kind of a shift from a collective leadership to a monolithic society with the Gatchaman in the middle of it, with their opinions already clashing. Liked Joe short dialogue, it's just the kind of thing I expected him to say about Crowds, haha, same with the rest of the group. Thing are getting hectic and uncomfortable, and I think that sooner or later, we're going to need a little Katze in our lives ;) |
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| The new characters suck and are ruining this series |
| gel-chan transformed into a guy? :o not that i mind, though.... |
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| I hope Gel wins the election simply cause her and Tsubasa are naive as fuck and will cause massive problems. This season needs some spice, it's average as hell atm. Tsubasa is a horrible character so far. |
| Didn't think that alien was male lol, surprised me. Personally I think on the same wavelength as Joe, I'm alright with Tsubasa since I think she does a lot of the right things at times, but Gel is very annoying. |
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| heh so Gel-chan is a male huh, what a surprise, this episode sure likes to talk about how politics can make everyone happy lol and that rule 2-6-2 is new to me looks like its just a made up part of the story |
| It's clear that Tsubasa and Hajime both work as a foil for each other. Their ideals and ways of doing things are already causing friction. OD and Joe are on opposite sides too. I say follow the advice of the evil psychotic alien inside you Hajime and just OFF THEM! :D |
| My old Japan blog which I'm never going to finish: https://ramenshojo.wordpress.com/2016/08/07/day-6-nakano-broadway-harmonica-street-zauo-restaurant/ |
| Even in her bubbleheaded way Hajime manages to make more sense and be way more realistic than pretty much anyone. Her speech about conflict being a good thing is actually very insightful if you stop to think about what she's actually saying (something Tsubasa is much too naive to do). Hajime understands that conflict is inevitable. You can't make it go away, but you can deal with it and try to minimize its harmful effects. To further drive the point home about Tsubasa and Gel's naiveté. Millio's comment about Gel not being able to win because she is a child (big assumption on his part). Gel's solution is to change form into a grown-up male (I also think the reason for the male physique is that Gel has seen exactly one politician, so she used that as a base). It's not like people are going to forget that she up until that point looked like a child. I'm ready to call bullshit on the emotion/thought reading ability too. Because Gel seemingly pulled the emotions from people either all over the planet or all of japan. In either case she claims that everyone wants the same thing, which is blatantly false (Hello, VAPE?). She's either completely unable to distinguish nuance in human thought, lying about how her ability works or at worst ignoring stuff she doesn't like. I'm so much more interested in knowing more about Hajime than those two. |
LuZekeJul 26, 2015 6:59 PM
j0x said: heh so Gel-chan is a male huh, what a surprise, this episode sure likes to talk about how politics can make everyone happy lol and that rule 2-6-2 is new to me looks like its just a made up part of the story 2:6:2 is basically just a standard bell curve. |
| http://www.ntv.co.jp/GC_insight/character/gelsadra.html Gelsadra is male. 本来の姿 (Original form) = His cloud-man appearance, emphasis on man. 少年の姿 (Boy form) = his shota appearance, emphasis on shota. 青年の姿 (Teenage boy appearance) = the latest one. He's always been 100% a male alien. If this wasn't obvious when he first appeared as a lanky, tall and male shaped mass of fluffy gas. He speaks like a boy and he's referred as a boy. Subbers thinking he was a girl in Gatchaman Crowds made a big mistake. |
ThessJul 27, 2015 4:39 AM
| Fair enough. |
LuZeke said: Fair enough. It's okay! I'm just worried people will keep thinking he's a girl or switched genders (like Katze does) when he's not. He just became older. This was pointed out in the show too. Nobody thought he was a girl at any point (unlike what happened with Rui), they were surprised he grew up so fast. |
Thess said: ... or switched genders (like Katze does) IIRC Berg Katze in Crowds has never been shown to be anything but male though. Berg Katse in the original Gatchaman did switch genders, but that doesn't mean it's going to be the same in Crowds. I would disagree with the statement "He just became older." It was a change of physical appearance. Gel remained just as naive after the change as before. Thess said: Nobody thought he was a girl at any point About that: http://imgur.com/a/hGJR0 That would be a pretty egregious translation error then. It's worth noting that the original Gelsadra, or Gel Sadora, was female (and a villain, hint hint). Though like I said before, it's not necessarily an indicator that Crowds will play out the same way. |
LuZekeJul 27, 2015 8:33 AM
| mindblown from Gel's transformation, 2dank4me I highly doubt the show put Tsubasa's and Gel-chan's(still kawaii to me) "naivety",or idealism for fun and make this show that won't censor Katze's bitching a children show. I admit it's frustrating to watch their acts sometimes,but the "oh yeah good sheet is coming" feeling has just grown stronger from time to time. Hajime's vague but simple expression on diversity is just superb. . Good sheet coming yo~ |
| You will soon learn that a heart that choose to exist, even in a life filled with pain, will one day allow us to meet again. With the world's blessings, we will meet again and again, forever returning to the homeworld we've yet to see. Many, many times.  |
| Tsubasa is wrecking this show. need to go back to Hajime as the main character again. She is wat made the show amazing |
| Shirayuki= Most Perfect Female MC ever |
| Gel's transformation... I was expecting a hot girl, whatever. I like the idea of a smartphone voting system and bypassing the electoral college (well japan's version), but not the fact that anyone could run :/ I also think that allowing anyone to vote is kind of bad :/ |
LuZeke said: IIRC Berg Katze in Crowds has never been shown to be anything but male though. Berg Katse in the original Gatchaman did switch genders, but that doesn't mean it's going to be the same in Crowds. Katze in Crowds could become female if he kissed one. That's what I meant. LuZeke said: I would disagree with the statement "He just became older." It was a change of physical appearance. Gel remained just as naive after the change as before. His appearance is older... which was stated in the show AND outside it in the twitter? LuZeke said: About that: http://imgur.com/a/hGJR0 That would be a pretty egregious translation error then. It was a translation error. "Aitsu" aka "that guy/one." Gender neutral. The rest omit the person, as it's known in japanese to do away with it. It's all the subs mistake to not realize that a giant manly mass of clouds is maybe male. LuZeke said: It's worth noting that the original Gelsadra, or Gel Sadora, was female (and a villain, hint hint). Though like I said before, it's not necessarily an indicator that Crowds will play out the same way. This is completely irrelevant to Crowds. X was male and a bad guy, for example. You already have the official statement: 少年の姿 Young boy is how Gelsadra is called before his adult transformation. He was always male. I don't know why are you stubborn about this? |
ThessJul 27, 2015 3:22 PM
| This show ಠ_ಠ |
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| I like where this is going (i.e. huge disaster) Predicting Gelsandra winning the popularity vote and proceeding to set everyone's emotions and thoughts visible all the time. Hilarity ensues :3 Oh yeah, and also Tsubasa's naive idealism getting REKT It feels like Hajime figures out what's going on before anyone else, but can't really explain it properly so everyone dismisses her. |
vanetzJul 28, 2015 3:10 AM
| Gel-chan running for Prime MInister oh no.... |
| Not bad! Didn't know Gel was a boy though, or maybe his gender is actually unknown and he can change to a male or female whenever he pleases. Also, I'm liking the music so far, just like the last season. |
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| Really not much of a fan of Gel or Tsubasa :| Gel is just annoying as all hell and Tsubasa is so naive is hurts Utsutsu and Joe need more airtime :c |
| I don't understand how anyone is surprised by Gel being a dude. Girly men are pretty much the standard in the cast of main characters in this show. |
| I guess Gel's adult male form was a reference to the original Gatchaman. http://myanimelist.net/character/74575/Gel_Sadra |
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| Well its pretty clear to see where this one is going. Hajime you're just too smart for these people. |
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