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Nov 24, 2021 8:27 AM
#1
A coup and assassinations. Yikes. There's no safe haven in this show. A rather tense episode but the protagonists are still fighting the good fight. Episode had a feeling of who or who not to trust. |
Nov 24, 2021 8:36 AM
#2
all sagiri and no walken |
Nov 24, 2021 10:00 AM
#3
Does someone know when the episode comes out on crunchyroll? I heard it was delayed. EDIT: Nevermind, it will be out on 11 AM pt |
Nov 24, 2021 11:43 AM
#5
Was good, liked a lot that epic wind effect in Ayamine's scene. |
Zero_Gravity1Nov 24, 2021 11:46 AM
Nov 24, 2021 12:03 PM
#6
coup de tat, this is going nationalism vs globalism or just USA vs Japan since Japan fears that USA will sacrifice them in order to defeat the BETA |
Nov 24, 2021 12:05 PM
#7
Enerccio said: so shitgiri episode? I don't really understand the Sagiri hate, i don't like the man but i don't really hate him either. One man can't start a coup by himself after all. If anything, i hate the ones controlling behind the scenes while the ones in the fronts become sacrificial pawns like Walken. deg said: coup de tat, this is going nationalism vs globalism or just USA vs Japan since Japan fears that USA will sacrifice them in order to defeat the BETA There's a lot going on behind the scenes here, if you want a clear answer it's just politicians doing politics at the expense of the soldiers that is. |
Nov 24, 2021 12:30 PM
#8
It looks like the season will end after the coup d'etat and that's good news |
Nov 24, 2021 12:44 PM
#9
It's not a *bad* episode per se but there are a couple of really bad direction decisions that are so basic that it makes me wonder if whoever made these decisions has even an elementary understanding of what they are doing. They are pretty much doing a straight adaptation of the manga so it baffles me that they would not include some things that the manga actually improved compared to the VN - such as showing us a glimpse of Chizurus father before he is killed, to give at least the tiniest bit of context to that revelation later on. The scene with Ayamine from last episode's ending also goes absolutely nowhere. The obvious thing to do would have been to let the alarm go off as she is pinning him to the wall and have Takeru break free and go look for Yuuko. This is really basic stuff. I'm not sure if this is the fault of the director, the writer or the episode director, but somebody did a pretty bad job with this episode. |
Nov 24, 2021 12:49 PM
#10
So, why exactly again , did that shogun gun mounted a coup. |
Nov 24, 2021 2:18 PM
#11
Oh yeah, that was really weird, i wonder why they started the episode so abruptly and i also noticed that the transitions between scenes are really bad. |
Nov 24, 2021 4:45 PM
#12
I was kinda expecting an arrangement of the briefing music in the background. Its kinda jarring to not have any briefing music on the briefing scenes... |
Nov 25, 2021 5:19 AM
#13
Ooh action. Just what we need after missing episodes of slice of life. An internal coup d'etat, foreign forces, Yuuko's weird American jokes, and expressionless emotions. Even loved ones getting killed, I don't see the characters feel any regret and remorse (just a bit) while putting the action into work. Ayamine's scene rather, makes me question a lot about potential lost. As an anime-only, going knee deep into this "bastardized" anime adaptation is already a loss, and I don't really care that all for characters with motives so half-assed, not even Takeru who's supposed to be the navigator, only to follow requests and whims. |
Nov 25, 2021 6:57 AM
#14
When there is alien/zombie/other creatures invasion like this, there are people who is taking advantage of this as an opportunity to commit a crime/terrorist acts against human, just like in real world with pandemic going on, ppl take advantage of it, some peeps don't give a shit about saving lives. |
Nov 28, 2021 11:22 PM
#15
I watch this show and think "what am I watching? awe she's kuwaii what's happening ...." Demo..When that banger ending song starts you just don't care anymore truly the saving grace of this anime is Stereo Dive Foundation those funky Engrish lyrics just makes all the bad melt away. 5/10 |
Nov 29, 2021 9:41 AM
#16
It's not a *bad* episode per se but there are a couple of really bad direction decisions that are so basic that it makes me wonder if whoever made these decisions has even an elementary understanding of what they are doing. They are pretty much doing a straight adaptation of the manga so it baffles me that they would not include some things that the manga actually improved compared to the VN - such as showing us a glimpse of Chizurus father before he is killed, to give at least the tiniest bit of context to that revelation later on. The scene with Ayamine from last episode's ending also goes absolutely nowhere. The obvious thing to do would have been to let the alarm go off as she is pinning him to the wall and have Takeru break free and go look for Yuuko. This is really basic stuff. I'm not sure if this is the fault of the director, the writer or the episode director, but somebody did a pretty bad job with this episode. Somebody did a pretty bad job with this all show. I had said, I think in ep 1 or 2, that this anime was to attract a new audience and now I don't know why I said that. All the time they dump a lot of information without proper context and it's easy to get lost in the story. I'm going to Manga, because the proposal is good, anyway. |
Nov 30, 2021 7:31 AM
#17
Well dat was an awkward transition from the last scene in the pervious episode to the beginning of this episode. I liked that shot of Ayamine's profile |
Dec 5, 2021 10:05 AM
#18
Dec 5, 2021 7:33 PM
#19
Catalano said: so sad that the anime-onlys couldn't read the brilliant letters of Sagiri Naoya to Kei. Finally we have an episode with the best character in the VN I hope you're referring to Kei not Sagiri cause Sagiri is the furthest thing from best character. |
Dec 5, 2021 8:15 PM
#20
ixarising said: Catalano said: so sad that the anime-onlys couldn't read the brilliant letters of Sagiri Naoya to Kei. Finally we have an episode with the best character in the VN I hope you're referring to Kei not Sagiri cause Sagiri is the furthest thing from best character. sagiri from alternative is pretty good, I agree that he's a scumbag in extra but this anime is not extra |
Dec 5, 2021 11:14 PM
#21
Catalano said: ixarising said: Catalano said: so sad that the anime-onlys couldn't read the brilliant letters of Sagiri Naoya to Kei. Finally we have an episode with the best character in the VN I hope you're referring to Kei not Sagiri cause Sagiri is the furthest thing from best character. sagiri from alternative is pretty good, I agree that he's a scumbag in extra but this anime is not extra Sagiri is pretty stupid. Both in TDA and alternative. |
Dec 6, 2021 9:57 PM
#22
dailybread said: Catalano said: ixarising said: Catalano said: so sad that the anime-onlys couldn't read the brilliant letters of Sagiri Naoya to Kei. Finally we have an episode with the best character in the VN I hope you're referring to Kei not Sagiri cause Sagiri is the furthest thing from best character. sagiri from alternative is pretty good, I agree that he's a scumbag in extra but this anime is not extra Sagiri is pretty stupid. Both in TDA and alternative. He's not stupid, if he was he wouldn't rose to the rank of a captain. He's just too emotionally driven. If he was stupid, then he wouldn't realize that Meiya wasn't the real Shogun when they're doing the switching. This is confirmed by Yoshimune that Sagiri is aware that Meiya isn't the Shogun when she lashed out why he killed his own countrymen. Apparently the only reason why he didn't point out that fake Shogun is because he respects Meiya as another person worth of being Shogun. Which once again points to him using his own emotion to act. Which is why i don't like him. He's not stupid, if he's stupid then at least it means he isn't fully aware of what consequences his action will bring, but he's not stupid, so Sagiri should be aware of what and how his action may affect things negatively, yet he chose to do it. Admittedly even without him the coup will still happen but then again, he chose to gather so many people under him for his cause which ultimately backfire. |
ixarisingDec 6, 2021 10:58 PM
Dec 6, 2021 11:23 PM
#23
ixarising said: dailybread said: Catalano said: ixarising said: Catalano said: so sad that the anime-onlys couldn't read the brilliant letters of Sagiri Naoya to Kei. Finally we have an episode with the best character in the VN I hope you're referring to Kei not Sagiri cause Sagiri is the furthest thing from best character. sagiri from alternative is pretty good, I agree that he's a scumbag in extra but this anime is not extra Sagiri is pretty stupid. Both in TDA and alternative. He's not stupid, if he was he wouldn't rose to the rank of a captain. He's just too emotionally driven. If he was stupid, then he wouldn't realize that Meiya wasn't the real Shogun when they're doing the switching. This is confirmed by Yoshimune that Sagiri is aware that Meiya isn't the Shogun when she lashed out why he killed his own countrymen. Apparently the only reason why he didn't point out that fake Shogun is because he respects Meiya as another person worth of being Shogun. Which once again points to him using his own emotion to act. Which is why i don't like him. He's not stupid, if he's stupid then at least it means he isn't fully aware of what consequences his action will bring, but he's not stupid, so Sagiri should be aware of what and how his action may affect things negatively, yet he chose to do it. Admittedly even without him the coup will still happen but then again, he chose to gather so many people under him for his cause which ultimately backfire. I doubt he become the 1st Tactical Armor Regiment's commander by his own merit. Here's the interesting part He was the subordinate of ayamine's father and is known to be very close to him. Ayamine's father was branded as traitor. Normally, he wouldn't make it anywhere close to being the commander of the Capital Defense Regiment seeing his past relation ship with the general. A commander of another regiment? probably. But definitely not the 1st Tactical Armor Regiment. But he managed to become one anyway. How? The CIA probably. He realized this too probably. Hence why he is aware that he is being used And now to Sagiri's way of thinking. If he is aware of the consequences. That his coup might spell the end of Japan and push humanity closer to extinction but still did it anyway. That would make him a lot more stupid. After all, what kind of person would choose the destruction of his country and it's people just because the government doesn't go the way he wants? And I meant not in a sense of tyrannical way. Japan's government would've made the stupid decision of sending soldiers to persuade them, damaging expensive military hardware for a grandma, if it's not for Takeru and Yuuko. And for the record Japan's civilian government, albeit still dictatorial, is preferable than a right-wing military junta. |
dailybreadDec 6, 2021 11:27 PM
Dec 7, 2021 5:03 AM
#24
dailybread said: ixarising said: dailybread said: Catalano said: ixarising said: Catalano said: so sad that the anime-onlys couldn't read the brilliant letters of Sagiri Naoya to Kei. Finally we have an episode with the best character in the VN I hope you're referring to Kei not Sagiri cause Sagiri is the furthest thing from best character. sagiri from alternative is pretty good, I agree that he's a scumbag in extra but this anime is not extra Sagiri is pretty stupid. Both in TDA and alternative. He's not stupid, if he was he wouldn't rose to the rank of a captain. He's just too emotionally driven. If he was stupid, then he wouldn't realize that Meiya wasn't the real Shogun when they're doing the switching. This is confirmed by Yoshimune that Sagiri is aware that Meiya isn't the Shogun when she lashed out why he killed his own countrymen. Apparently the only reason why he didn't point out that fake Shogun is because he respects Meiya as another person worth of being Shogun. Which once again points to him using his own emotion to act. Which is why i don't like him. He's not stupid, if he's stupid then at least it means he isn't fully aware of what consequences his action will bring, but he's not stupid, so Sagiri should be aware of what and how his action may affect things negatively, yet he chose to do it. Admittedly even without him the coup will still happen but then again, he chose to gather so many people under him for his cause which ultimately backfire. I doubt he become the 1st Tactical Armor Regiment's commander by his own merit. Here's the interesting part He was the subordinate of ayamine's father and is known to be very close to him. Ayamine's father was branded as traitor. Normally, he wouldn't make it anywhere close to being the commander of the Capital Defense Regiment seeing his past relation ship with the general. A commander of another regiment? probably. But definitely not the 1st Tactical Armor Regiment. But he managed to become one anyway. How? The CIA probably. He realized this too probably. Hence why he is aware that he is being used And now to Sagiri's way of thinking. If he is aware of the consequences. That his coup might spell the end of Japan and push humanity closer to extinction but still did it anyway. That would make him a lot more stupid. After all, what kind of person would choose the destruction of his country and it's people just because the government doesn't go the way he wants? And I meant not in a sense of tyrannical way. Japan's government would've made the stupid decision of sending soldiers to persuade them, damaging expensive military hardware for a grandma, if it's not for Takeru and Yuuko. And for the record Japan's civilian government, albeit still dictatorial, is preferable than a right-wing military junta. Sagiri transferred to the Imperial Japanese Mainland Defense Force so that could be why he got a chance to be promoted. The Imperial Army and the Mainland Defense Force exist side-by-side but they are not the same organization, or same command. I'm sure Sagiri not dumb to not be aware that the BETA can overrun their country anytime during the coup because they'll be defenseless, but humans always choose the threat they feel is closer to them than the threat further to them. If you look at how many joined Sagiri's cause, it means many soldiers already fed up or given up on their government. It's either being overrun by BETA or being betrayed by their own soldiers first. With how fickle minded humans can be, i'd consider humans to be a bigger threat than the BETA in the short term. At least now the soldiers who were dissatisfied won't do anything rash like abandoning the frontlines. I mean we may think they won't do it, but people do irrational things when they're angry. Well the end result of the coup is the Japanese Gov being restructured by the Shogun to strengthened its relations with the UN Alternative 4 program. So this is kinda like what Yuuko and Sakon wanted. (The provisional gov members all resign after the coup, so Yuuhi had some leverage to do some restructuring. This info is from Integral Works, pg. 26, 2001年 日本 12・5事件) |
ixarisingDec 7, 2021 5:14 AM
Dec 7, 2021 8:44 AM
#25
ixarising said: dailybread said: ixarising said: dailybread said: Catalano said: ixarising said: Catalano said: so sad that the anime-onlys couldn't read the brilliant letters of Sagiri Naoya to Kei. Finally we have an episode with the best character in the VN I hope you're referring to Kei not Sagiri cause Sagiri is the furthest thing from best character. sagiri from alternative is pretty good, I agree that he's a scumbag in extra but this anime is not extra Sagiri is pretty stupid. Both in TDA and alternative. He's not stupid, if he was he wouldn't rose to the rank of a captain. He's just too emotionally driven. If he was stupid, then he wouldn't realize that Meiya wasn't the real Shogun when they're doing the switching. This is confirmed by Yoshimune that Sagiri is aware that Meiya isn't the Shogun when she lashed out why he killed his own countrymen. Apparently the only reason why he didn't point out that fake Shogun is because he respects Meiya as another person worth of being Shogun. Which once again points to him using his own emotion to act. Which is why i don't like him. He's not stupid, if he's stupid then at least it means he isn't fully aware of what consequences his action will bring, but he's not stupid, so Sagiri should be aware of what and how his action may affect things negatively, yet he chose to do it. Admittedly even without him the coup will still happen but then again, he chose to gather so many people under him for his cause which ultimately backfire. I doubt he become the 1st Tactical Armor Regiment's commander by his own merit. Here's the interesting part He was the subordinate of ayamine's father and is known to be very close to him. Ayamine's father was branded as traitor. Normally, he wouldn't make it anywhere close to being the commander of the Capital Defense Regiment seeing his past relation ship with the general. A commander of another regiment? probably. But definitely not the 1st Tactical Armor Regiment. But he managed to become one anyway. How? The CIA probably. He realized this too probably. Hence why he is aware that he is being used And now to Sagiri's way of thinking. If he is aware of the consequences. That his coup might spell the end of Japan and push humanity closer to extinction but still did it anyway. That would make him a lot more stupid. After all, what kind of person would choose the destruction of his country and it's people just because the government doesn't go the way he wants? And I meant not in a sense of tyrannical way. Japan's government would've made the stupid decision of sending soldiers to persuade them, damaging expensive military hardware for a grandma, if it's not for Takeru and Yuuko. And for the record Japan's civilian government, albeit still dictatorial, is preferable than a right-wing military junta. Sagiri transferred to the Imperial Japanese Mainland Defense Force so that could be why he got a chance to be promoted. The Imperial Army and the Mainland Defense Force exist side-by-side but they are not the same organization, or same command. I'm sure Sagiri not dumb to not be aware that the BETA can overrun their country anytime during the coup because they'll be defenseless, but humans always choose the threat they feel is closer to them than the threat further to them. If you look at how many joined Sagiri's cause, it means many soldiers already fed up or given up on their government. It's either being overrun by BETA or being betrayed by their own soldiers first. With how fickle minded humans can be, i'd consider humans to be a bigger threat than the BETA in the short term. At least now the soldiers who were dissatisfied won't do anything rash like abandoning the frontlines. I mean we may think they won't do it, but people do irrational things when they're angry. Well the end result of the coup is the Japanese Gov being restructured by the Shogun to strengthened its relations with the UN Alternative 4 program. So this is kinda like what Yuuko and Sakon wanted. (The provisional gov members all resign after the coup, so Yuuhi had some leverage to do some restructuring. This info is from Integral Works, pg. 26, 2001年 日本 12・5事件) It's not a matter of different branch. They don't just appoint a random guy who can lead to be the Capital Defense Regiment (If we assume that Capital Defense Regiment to be a some sort of elite guard unit). This is truer in a monarchy like Japan. If so, when appointing commander, they'd consider a lot of factors. One of them is loyalty and clean rap sheet. As I said, the only reason he would be there if someone planted him there. Sagiri acknowledged that he's being used. CIA/US always play the long game. Do you think CIA/US started the coup on the fly with no preparation at all? And the 'good' outcome isn't really worth the risk when you consider it. Do you think that risking the destruction of an entire country which act as a frontline is worth the somewhat minor political power? And for the record, Alt IV is doing just fine without the coup. Afterall, Takeru and US is supplying Yuuko everything she needs. |
dailybreadDec 7, 2021 5:39 PM
Dec 7, 2021 9:54 AM
#26
dailybread said: ixarising said: dailybread said: ixarising said: dailybread said: Catalano said: ixarising said: Catalano said: so sad that the anime-onlys couldn't read the brilliant letters of Sagiri Naoya to Kei. Finally we have an episode with the best character in the VN I hope you're referring to Kei not Sagiri cause Sagiri is the furthest thing from best character. sagiri from alternative is pretty good, I agree that he's a scumbag in extra but this anime is not extra Sagiri is pretty stupid. Both in TDA and alternative. He's not stupid, if he was he wouldn't rose to the rank of a captain. He's just too emotionally driven. If he was stupid, then he wouldn't realize that Meiya wasn't the real Shogun when they're doing the switching. This is confirmed by Yoshimune that Sagiri is aware that Meiya isn't the Shogun when she lashed out why he killed his own countrymen. Apparently the only reason why he didn't point out that fake Shogun is because he respects Meiya as another person worth of being Shogun. Which once again points to him using his own emotion to act. Which is why i don't like him. He's not stupid, if he's stupid then at least it means he isn't fully aware of what consequences his action will bring, but he's not stupid, so Sagiri should be aware of what and how his action may affect things negatively, yet he chose to do it. Admittedly even without him the coup will still happen but then again, he chose to gather so many people under him for his cause which ultimately backfire. I doubt he become the 1st Tactical Armor Regiment's commander by his own merit. Here's the interesting part He was the subordinate of ayamine's father and is known to be very close to him. Ayamine's father was branded as traitor. Normally, he wouldn't make it anywhere close to being the commander of the Capital Defense Regiment seeing his past relation ship with the general. A commander of another regiment? probably. But definitely not the 1st Tactical Armor Regiment. But he managed to become one anyway. How? The CIA probably. He realized this too probably. Hence why he is aware that he is being used And now to Sagiri's way of thinking. If he is aware of the consequences. That his coup might spell the end of Japan and push humanity closer to extinction but still did it anyway. That would make him a lot more stupid. After all, what kind of person would choose the destruction of his country and it's people just because the government doesn't go the way he wants? And I meant not in a sense of tyrannical way. Japan's government would've made the stupid decision of sending soldiers to persuade them, damaging expensive military hardware for a grandma, if it's not for Takeru and Yuuko. And for the record Japan's civilian government, albeit still dictatorial, is preferable than a right-wing military junta. Sagiri transferred to the Imperial Japanese Mainland Defense Force so that could be why he got a chance to be promoted. The Imperial Army and the Mainland Defense Force exist side-by-side but they are not the same organization, or same command. I'm sure Sagiri not dumb to not be aware that the BETA can overrun their country anytime during the coup because they'll be defenseless, but humans always choose the threat they feel is closer to them than the threat further to them. If you look at how many joined Sagiri's cause, it means many soldiers already fed up or given up on their government. It's either being overrun by BETA or being betrayed by their own soldiers first. With how fickle minded humans can be, i'd consider humans to be a bigger threat than the BETA in the short term. At least now the soldiers who were dissatisfied won't do anything rash like abandoning the frontlines. I mean we may think they won't do it, but people do irrational things when they're angry. Well the end result of the coup is the Japanese Gov being restructured by the Shogun to strengthened its relations with the UN Alternative 4 program. So this is kinda like what Yuuko and Sakon wanted. (The provisional gov members all resign after the coup, so Yuuhi had some leverage to do some restructuring. This info is from Integral Works, pg. 26, 2001年 日本 12・5事件) It's not a matter of different branch. They don't just appoint a random guy who can lead to be the Capital Defense Regiment (If we assume that Capital Defense Regiment to be a some sort of elite guard unit). This is truer in a monarchy like Japan. If so, when appointing commander, they'd consider a lot of factors. One of them is loyalty and clean rap sheet. As I said, the only reason he would be there if someone planted him there. Sagiri acknowledged that he's being used. CIA/US always play the long game. Do you think CIA/US started the coup on the fly with no preparation at all? And the 'good' outcome isn't really worth the risk when you consider it. Do you think that risking the destruction of an entire country which act as a frontline is worth the somewhat minor political power? And for the record, Alt V is doing just fine without the coup. Afterall, Takeru and US is supplying Yuuko everything she needs. Spoiler from the MuvLuv manga vol 6: The manga elaborate more on what happened in the coup from Sagiri's perspective. There's a rumor about a potential coup, orchestrated by US using the evergrowing sentiment from the people and military alike towards the current government's pro foreign power stance and their lack of consideration towards the people. The plan was to stage a coup, and then using the government to allow US interference in suppressing the coup and rescue the shogun. After that, the plan was to install a puppet government so that the US can gain control over Japan and use them as shield to ensure their safety from western BETA invasion. There's also a hint that Alternative V supporters were behind this incident too. So to prevent that, Yoroi Sakon approach Sagiri and basically ask him to become the leader of the coup and make it so that it failed, but still ensuring that the core problems, that is the people's sentiment, was at least be heard and acknowledge, in hope that there will be no more pent up resentment and ensuring no more coup can happened again (either by internal problem or outside influence). Why Sagiri? Because he's the one that know exactly the whole matter, and willingly become a martyr for Japan just like General Ayamine before. He still personally feel that the current government's stance was a mistake, but he didn't start this coup only because of that (in the manga he also said why start the coup in times like this when there's BETA right in the front door). Many interests were involved in this, internal and foreign alike. And with or without him, the coup will happened either way. If he steps in, at least he can steer this problem away from what the US wanted. In the end, the coup failed, the Japan's sentiment were addressed by the Shogun, and the US' plot were thwarted. In conclusion, Sagiri wasn't the whole reason the coup started. The seed were already planted. It was only a matter of time before it happened, with or without him. And also, even if Japan's military deteriorate, with their influence if the plan succeeded the US can always bolster it with their own forces. What matters to them is that Japan still exist as a barrier for the "US Western Front". That's why by taking this matter with his own hand, Sagiri can try to steer it away from US' plan from inside, and with the help from Yoroi Sakon alerting Yuuko about it and working behind the scene, ensures that the plan will failed completely. And lastly, I think you mistook Alt V with Alt IV there, the pro Alt IV US was the one supporting Yuuko, while the pro Alt V US(and those who against Alt IV) were the ones behind the HSST and quite possibly the coup. |
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Dec 7, 2021 5:34 PM
#27
Udin554 said: dailybread said: ixarising said: dailybread said: ixarising said: dailybread said: Catalano said: ixarising said: Catalano said: so sad that the anime-onlys couldn't read the brilliant letters of Sagiri Naoya to Kei. Finally we have an episode with the best character in the VN I hope you're referring to Kei not Sagiri cause Sagiri is the furthest thing from best character. sagiri from alternative is pretty good, I agree that he's a scumbag in extra but this anime is not extra Sagiri is pretty stupid. Both in TDA and alternative. He's not stupid, if he was he wouldn't rose to the rank of a captain. He's just too emotionally driven. If he was stupid, then he wouldn't realize that Meiya wasn't the real Shogun when they're doing the switching. This is confirmed by Yoshimune that Sagiri is aware that Meiya isn't the Shogun when she lashed out why he killed his own countrymen. Apparently the only reason why he didn't point out that fake Shogun is because he respects Meiya as another person worth of being Shogun. Which once again points to him using his own emotion to act. Which is why i don't like him. He's not stupid, if he's stupid then at least it means he isn't fully aware of what consequences his action will bring, but he's not stupid, so Sagiri should be aware of what and how his action may affect things negatively, yet he chose to do it. Admittedly even without him the coup will still happen but then again, he chose to gather so many people under him for his cause which ultimately backfire. I doubt he become the 1st Tactical Armor Regiment's commander by his own merit. Here's the interesting part He was the subordinate of ayamine's father and is known to be very close to him. Ayamine's father was branded as traitor. Normally, he wouldn't make it anywhere close to being the commander of the Capital Defense Regiment seeing his past relation ship with the general. A commander of another regiment? probably. But definitely not the 1st Tactical Armor Regiment. But he managed to become one anyway. How? The CIA probably. He realized this too probably. Hence why he is aware that he is being used And now to Sagiri's way of thinking. If he is aware of the consequences. That his coup might spell the end of Japan and push humanity closer to extinction but still did it anyway. That would make him a lot more stupid. After all, what kind of person would choose the destruction of his country and it's people just because the government doesn't go the way he wants? And I meant not in a sense of tyrannical way. Japan's government would've made the stupid decision of sending soldiers to persuade them, damaging expensive military hardware for a grandma, if it's not for Takeru and Yuuko. And for the record Japan's civilian government, albeit still dictatorial, is preferable than a right-wing military junta. Sagiri transferred to the Imperial Japanese Mainland Defense Force so that could be why he got a chance to be promoted. The Imperial Army and the Mainland Defense Force exist side-by-side but they are not the same organization, or same command. I'm sure Sagiri not dumb to not be aware that the BETA can overrun their country anytime during the coup because they'll be defenseless, but humans always choose the threat they feel is closer to them than the threat further to them. If you look at how many joined Sagiri's cause, it means many soldiers already fed up or given up on their government. It's either being overrun by BETA or being betrayed by their own soldiers first. With how fickle minded humans can be, i'd consider humans to be a bigger threat than the BETA in the short term. At least now the soldiers who were dissatisfied won't do anything rash like abandoning the frontlines. I mean we may think they won't do it, but people do irrational things when they're angry. Well the end result of the coup is the Japanese Gov being restructured by the Shogun to strengthened its relations with the UN Alternative 4 program. So this is kinda like what Yuuko and Sakon wanted. (The provisional gov members all resign after the coup, so Yuuhi had some leverage to do some restructuring. This info is from Integral Works, pg. 26, 2001年 日本 12・5事件) It's not a matter of different branch. They don't just appoint a random guy who can lead to be the Capital Defense Regiment (If we assume that Capital Defense Regiment to be a some sort of elite guard unit). This is truer in a monarchy like Japan. If so, when appointing commander, they'd consider a lot of factors. One of them is loyalty and clean rap sheet. As I said, the only reason he would be there if someone planted him there. Sagiri acknowledged that he's being used. CIA/US always play the long game. Do you think CIA/US started the coup on the fly with no preparation at all? And the 'good' outcome isn't really worth the risk when you consider it. Do you think that risking the destruction of an entire country which act as a frontline is worth the somewhat minor political power? And for the record, Alt V is doing just fine without the coup. Afterall, Takeru and US is supplying Yuuko everything she needs. Spoiler from the MuvLuv manga vol 6: The manga elaborate more on what happened in the coup from Sagiri's perspective. There's a rumor about a potential coup, orchestrated by US using the evergrowing sentiment from the people and military alike towards the current government's pro foreign power stance and their lack of consideration towards the people. The plan was to stage a coup, and then using the government to allow US interference in suppressing the coup and rescue the shogun. After that, the plan was to install a puppet government so that the US can gain control over Japan and use them as shield to ensure their safety from western BETA invasion. There's also a hint that Alternative V supporters were behind this incident too. So to prevent that, Yoroi Sakon approach Sagiri and basically ask him to become the leader of the coup and make it so that it failed, but still ensuring that the core problems, that is the people's sentiment, was at least be heard and acknowledge, in hope that there will be no more pent up resentment and ensuring no more coup can happened again (either by internal problem or outside influence). Why Sagiri? Because he's the one that know exactly the whole matter, and willingly become a martyr for Japan just like General Ayamine before. He still personally feel that the current government's stance was a mistake, but he didn't start this coup only because of that (in the manga he also said why start the coup in times like this when there's BETA right in the front door). Many interests were involved in this, internal and foreign alike. And with or without him, the coup will happened either way. If he steps in, at least he can steer this problem away from what the US wanted. In the end, the coup failed, the Japan's sentiment were addressed by the Shogun, and the US' plot were thwarted. In conclusion, Sagiri wasn't the whole reason the coup started. The seed were already planted. It was only a matter of time before it happened, with or without him. And also, even if Japan's military deteriorate, with their influence if the plan succeeded the US can always bolster it with their own forces. What matters to them is that Japan still exist as a barrier for the "US Western Front". That's why by taking this matter with his own hand, Sagiri can try to steer it away from US' plan from inside, and with the help from Yoroi Sakon alerting Yuuko about it and working behind the scene, ensures that the plan will failed completely. And lastly, I think you mistook Alt V with Alt IV there, the pro Alt IV US was the one supporting Yuuko, while the pro Alt V US(and those who against Alt IV) were the ones behind the HSST and quite possibly the coup. Not even once I said sagiri is the main reason it started. I've said that he is just a puppet. I've mentioned CIA a lot of time too. And I just checked. Sakon did approach Sagiri. But there is no mention of making it fail. Or rather, Sakon told sagiri to hijack the coup because he can 'navigate' it better. In the next few panels, sagiri mentioned about how frail and submissive japan at that time so he clearly want the coup to succeed. Add the fact that the previous panels are filled with Ayamine's father's past and operation lucifer which set up Sagiri's motive, resentment toward the government. When asked if Sakon is telling sagiri to betray his country, Sakon replied with 'what is country?' Implying betraying the government doesn't necessarily means betraying the country. There is no proof whatsoever of Sagiri knowing US move of intentionally letting the plan fail. Or rather seeing from the manga, sakon purposely said to sagiri that the coup will most likely succeed (Which is wrong because even sakon knew that US would crush the planned coup to expand their influence in the country) to make sagiri more inclined to lead the coup. So yeah, Sagiri intentionally letting the coup fail sounds like bullshit to me. And yeah it was supposed to be Alt IV. It's a brain fart. |
Dec 8, 2021 12:21 AM
#28
dailybread said: Udin554 said: dailybread said: ixarising said: dailybread said: ixarising said: dailybread said: Catalano said: ixarising said: Catalano said: so sad that the anime-onlys couldn't read the brilliant letters of Sagiri Naoya to Kei. Finally we have an episode with the best character in the VN I hope you're referring to Kei not Sagiri cause Sagiri is the furthest thing from best character. sagiri from alternative is pretty good, I agree that he's a scumbag in extra but this anime is not extra Sagiri is pretty stupid. Both in TDA and alternative. He's not stupid, if he was he wouldn't rose to the rank of a captain. He's just too emotionally driven. If he was stupid, then he wouldn't realize that Meiya wasn't the real Shogun when they're doing the switching. This is confirmed by Yoshimune that Sagiri is aware that Meiya isn't the Shogun when she lashed out why he killed his own countrymen. Apparently the only reason why he didn't point out that fake Shogun is because he respects Meiya as another person worth of being Shogun. Which once again points to him using his own emotion to act. Which is why i don't like him. He's not stupid, if he's stupid then at least it means he isn't fully aware of what consequences his action will bring, but he's not stupid, so Sagiri should be aware of what and how his action may affect things negatively, yet he chose to do it. Admittedly even without him the coup will still happen but then again, he chose to gather so many people under him for his cause which ultimately backfire. I doubt he become the 1st Tactical Armor Regiment's commander by his own merit. Here's the interesting part He was the subordinate of ayamine's father and is known to be very close to him. Ayamine's father was branded as traitor. Normally, he wouldn't make it anywhere close to being the commander of the Capital Defense Regiment seeing his past relation ship with the general. A commander of another regiment? probably. But definitely not the 1st Tactical Armor Regiment. But he managed to become one anyway. How? The CIA probably. He realized this too probably. Hence why he is aware that he is being used And now to Sagiri's way of thinking. If he is aware of the consequences. That his coup might spell the end of Japan and push humanity closer to extinction but still did it anyway. That would make him a lot more stupid. After all, what kind of person would choose the destruction of his country and it's people just because the government doesn't go the way he wants? And I meant not in a sense of tyrannical way. Japan's government would've made the stupid decision of sending soldiers to persuade them, damaging expensive military hardware for a grandma, if it's not for Takeru and Yuuko. And for the record Japan's civilian government, albeit still dictatorial, is preferable than a right-wing military junta. Sagiri transferred to the Imperial Japanese Mainland Defense Force so that could be why he got a chance to be promoted. The Imperial Army and the Mainland Defense Force exist side-by-side but they are not the same organization, or same command. I'm sure Sagiri not dumb to not be aware that the BETA can overrun their country anytime during the coup because they'll be defenseless, but humans always choose the threat they feel is closer to them than the threat further to them. If you look at how many joined Sagiri's cause, it means many soldiers already fed up or given up on their government. It's either being overrun by BETA or being betrayed by their own soldiers first. With how fickle minded humans can be, i'd consider humans to be a bigger threat than the BETA in the short term. At least now the soldiers who were dissatisfied won't do anything rash like abandoning the frontlines. I mean we may think they won't do it, but people do irrational things when they're angry. Well the end result of the coup is the Japanese Gov being restructured by the Shogun to strengthened its relations with the UN Alternative 4 program. So this is kinda like what Yuuko and Sakon wanted. (The provisional gov members all resign after the coup, so Yuuhi had some leverage to do some restructuring. This info is from Integral Works, pg. 26, 2001年 日本 12・5事件) It's not a matter of different branch. They don't just appoint a random guy who can lead to be the Capital Defense Regiment (If we assume that Capital Defense Regiment to be a some sort of elite guard unit). This is truer in a monarchy like Japan. If so, when appointing commander, they'd consider a lot of factors. One of them is loyalty and clean rap sheet. As I said, the only reason he would be there if someone planted him there. Sagiri acknowledged that he's being used. CIA/US always play the long game. Do you think CIA/US started the coup on the fly with no preparation at all? And the 'good' outcome isn't really worth the risk when you consider it. Do you think that risking the destruction of an entire country which act as a frontline is worth the somewhat minor political power? And for the record, Alt V is doing just fine without the coup. Afterall, Takeru and US is supplying Yuuko everything she needs. Spoiler from the MuvLuv manga vol 6: The manga elaborate more on what happened in the coup from Sagiri's perspective. There's a rumor about a potential coup, orchestrated by US using the evergrowing sentiment from the people and military alike towards the current government's pro foreign power stance and their lack of consideration towards the people. The plan was to stage a coup, and then using the government to allow US interference in suppressing the coup and rescue the shogun. After that, the plan was to install a puppet government so that the US can gain control over Japan and use them as shield to ensure their safety from western BETA invasion. There's also a hint that Alternative V supporters were behind this incident too. So to prevent that, Yoroi Sakon approach Sagiri and basically ask him to become the leader of the coup and make it so that it failed, but still ensuring that the core problems, that is the people's sentiment, was at least be heard and acknowledge, in hope that there will be no more pent up resentment and ensuring no more coup can happened again (either by internal problem or outside influence). Why Sagiri? Because he's the one that know exactly the whole matter, and willingly become a martyr for Japan just like General Ayamine before. He still personally feel that the current government's stance was a mistake, but he didn't start this coup only because of that (in the manga he also said why start the coup in times like this when there's BETA right in the front door). Many interests were involved in this, internal and foreign alike. And with or without him, the coup will happened either way. If he steps in, at least he can steer this problem away from what the US wanted. In the end, the coup failed, the Japan's sentiment were addressed by the Shogun, and the US' plot were thwarted. In conclusion, Sagiri wasn't the whole reason the coup started. The seed were already planted. It was only a matter of time before it happened, with or without him. And also, even if Japan's military deteriorate, with their influence if the plan succeeded the US can always bolster it with their own forces. What matters to them is that Japan still exist as a barrier for the "US Western Front". That's why by taking this matter with his own hand, Sagiri can try to steer it away from US' plan from inside, and with the help from Yoroi Sakon alerting Yuuko about it and working behind the scene, ensures that the plan will failed completely. And lastly, I think you mistook Alt V with Alt IV there, the pro Alt IV US was the one supporting Yuuko, while the pro Alt V US(and those who against Alt IV) were the ones behind the HSST and quite possibly the coup. Not even once I said sagiri is the main reason it started. I've said that he is just a puppet. I've mentioned CIA a lot of time too. And I just checked. Sakon did approach Sagiri. But there is no mention of making it fail. Or rather, Sakon told sagiri to hijack the coup because he can 'navigate' it better. In the next few panels, sagiri mentioned about how frail and submissive japan at that time so he clearly want the coup to succeed. Add the fact that the previous panels are filled with Ayamine's father's past and operation lucifer which set up Sagiri's motive, resentment toward the government. When asked if Sakon is telling sagiri to betray his country, Sakon replied with 'what is country?' Implying betraying the government doesn't necessarily means betraying the country. There is no proof whatsoever of Sagiri knowing US move of intentionally letting the plan fail. Or rather seeing from the manga, sakon purposely said to sagiri that the coup will most likely succeed (Which is wrong because even sakon knew that US would crush the planned coup to expand their influence in the country) to make sagiri more inclined to lead the coup. So yeah, Sagiri intentionally letting the coup fail sounds like bullshit to me. And yeah it was supposed to be Alt IV. It's a brain fart. Hmm, in hindsight I think I put too much of my own word on this. Yeah, the manga never mention that Sagiri wanted to intentionally lead the coup to fail. For that I stand corrected Why I thought you said that Sagiri is the main reason the coup started was because from your and the other's previous post replies, I'm under the impression that both you and the other poster think that Sagiri was either unknowingly became the US's puppet for this coup, or he knows but doing it anyway just to push his own agenda, not caring about Japan's state whatsoever. If that's not what you're thinking, then I'm sorry for that. What I want to highlight in this is that first, the coup WILL happen no matter what. If we see that even inside the government, the coup's soldiers, and the Major Walken's troops there were already US's agents or sympathizers (and even better, brainwashed soldiers), then it shows how deeply the US agents has infiltrated Japan and their own troops to ensure their plan will succeed. And of not Sagiri, the coup may be led by a person way more worse and easily be controlled by US. Regarding Sagiri, I think the coup will succeed or not was never his intention (Inb4 yes, this is different from what I said before. I said this after comparing my and your point of view and reread the manga), as long as his terms were acknowledge by the Shogun. If the shootout in the capital never happened, and if the Shogun's words to take down arms and surrendered were conveyed to him earlier and properly by the Sendai Provisional Government, this coup will ended then and there, with Sagiri's forces surrendered and him most likely be executed as the mastermind. This is the reason why I thought that Sagiri wanted the coup to fail at first. While I realize now that it was not the case, I still think Sagiri never really wanted the coup to succeed either. Also in the manga, he did said "A coup? in these times?" which implies that he somehow thought that a coup was a bad idea. He only agrees to lead the coup only until Sakon said there's US influence behind it. He also knows that doing it is basically a death sentence, implying that he knows or understand that this coup will most likely fail. And he did cared about the Japan's state, but mostly from the point of view of their people. His concerns were not only his, but also the citizens and the military alike, most if not all. Their resentment towards America's treatment since the fall of mainland Chinese/Korean peninsula, the fall of Sadogashima, and the bombing of Yokohama; the increase of foreign influence and the current government's pro foreign/US stance; the treatment of refugees (one of them is the Mt Tengen evacuation). If this weren't addressed, it'll became like a silent bomb, waiting to explode anytime. It might not end with only a coup, but complete destruction of Japan as a nation. And this resentment was also the reason why US thought to use a coup in their plan. So why did Sagiri lead the coup? or why did Sakon approach Sagiri so he will lead the coup? He's the one who cares very deeply towards the Japanese people and the future of Japan as a nation, but understand enough to not drag this out and focus only to what's needed to be done, that is made the people's resentment be known and acknowledged. If he didn't step up, as I said before, the coup will happened anyways, and the other, more incompetent and more ultra nationalistic person may took his place. It'll ended up way worse than what happened. Also the America's plan (not the coup, but their plan) will more likely to succeed because of that. He is a puppet in this coup, yes. But he knows it and willingly became one so that he can try to stop the US's intention while also using this chance to let his and the people's sentiment be acknowledge by the Shogun. If you want to call him stupid, it's not because he lead the coup or his reason for doing it. In my opinion, he's stupid because he (hastily, in my opinion) murdered the cabinet and the Prime Minister which overcomplicated things, because he underestimated how deep the US has infiltrated Japan, and because he didn't realize his own provisional government's incompetency. Lastly, I don't know if Sagiri's position in the military was because CIA interference, because in the VN or the manga it was never implied or suggested, so I won't speculate on that. |
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Dec 15, 2021 11:01 AM
#29
Last time I dealt with subs moving this fast I was watching Audition. |
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Dec 15, 2021 11:06 AM
#30
Catalano said: so sad that the anime-onlys couldn't read the brilliant letters of Sagiri Naoya to Kei. Finally we have an episode with the best character in the VN take you anime only hate to the manga forums and complain about us there. |
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Dec 15, 2021 6:17 PM
#31
Roch2001 said: Last time I dealt with subs moving this fast I was watching Audition. IKR, i was at shock with how fast they're speedreading through this. |
Dec 18, 2021 5:34 PM
#32
Good talk from classrep, Ayamine & Meiya adding characterization. Weird edit from last ep Ayamine issue didnt resolve, just skipped. by now everything Yoroi says makes 0 sense. So far show never explains fully ija, ijf, cocean, who majesty, who shogun??? |
Dec 19, 2021 12:25 AM
#33
Roch2001 said: Catalano said: so sad that the anime-onlys couldn't read the brilliant letters of Sagiri Naoya to Kei. Finally we have an episode with the best character in the VN take you anime only hate to the manga forums and complain about us there. What manga forums? The original is a VN. Can't anime only babbies do a single google search? |
Dec 26, 2021 11:27 AM
#34
to many unstable feeling and edgy threats. But damn to be fighting among themselves while preserving humanity I hope they all get raped by them aliens lolz. |
Dec 26, 2021 11:27 AM
#35
to many unstable feeling and edgy threats. But damn to be fighting among themselves while preserving humanity I hope they all get raped by them aliens lolz. |
Jan 18, 2022 12:30 PM
#36
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