What did you think of this episode?
5Loved it!
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4Liked it!
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3It was OK
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2Disliked it
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1Hated it
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Average 4.2
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Lol, the panda-kun is awesome:  It's interesting to see that blue alien use her abilities though on the crowd. Decent action in the second half. Almost felt kinda bad for Gel involved tbh. At least no one got seriously hurt after the shit that went down this episode. |
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Dat pose was pretty cute |
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| This show is soo out there. HAJIMES BOOBS! When do we get the compulsory beach episode. Also The OP is growing on me |
| Shirayuki= Most Perfect Female MC ever |
| Dat falcon punch XD Katze got REKT lol Hajime too hilarious XD Gel is cute :3 |
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| One more gerururururu and I'm ded |
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| For some reason I'm not enjoying this as much as the first season. Cannot really put a finger on why. Maybe I'm missing more of the rest of the old Gatcha team. Don't like the new characters as much. |
| "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 |
Farabeuf said: For some reason I'm not enjoying this as much as the first season. Cannot really put a finger on why. Maybe I'm missing more of the rest of the old Gatcha team. Don't like the new characters as much. Same. It's such a pity, since I really liked the first season. I'm not really feeling the new characters. I get that we're only 2 episodes in, so there's more focus on the new ones to introduce them properly, but I'd have liked to see more of the others. And there are only 12 episodes too... Poor Rui though. |
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| Aaaah there is my bby Rui!! I really like Tsubasa already. Especially her voice is super nice. Seeing Hajime punch Katze was priceless lol. |
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| Gelsadra's motive to unite everyone is a bit creepy honestly and I'll be really surprised if she doesn't end up as the main villain or play a bigger role in the series at the end of the day. The episode itself was a bit sloppy, but it was alright. The conflict between Crowds and VAPE is a little boring, but I can see why it's needed, I just hope that it doesn't drag on for too long, although I'm not feeling this new antagonist at all. How the relationship between Hajime and Tsubasa develops is going to be the one to watch I think. It's a shame that rest of the Gatchaman get so little screen time and I kind of agree with the others in that the second season isn't quite as enjoyable as the first, but there's lots of potential here, so I'm not really too worried. I'm also hoping that Katze doesn't remain as a comic relief character for too long as he is far too entertaining to just remain on the sidelines for the whole series. No signs of Hajime cracking yet under Katze's temptations, but I still expect her to become more of a character this season rather than a idea. |
| I hope the villain grows darker. He's too much of a generic "we need to stop evolution" character |
| Let’s say you drink too much strawberry milk, and have to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. You don’t want to get up, but the urge to urinate is just too strong! You run to the bathroom, stand in front of the toilet, and let loose! You think that all your life has led to this moment! YOU'RE STILL IN BED! That feeling of lukewarm wetness spreads! But you can’t stop! THAT’S THE TRUTH OF THE STRAWBERRY MILK! DO YOU GET IT? ~ Gintoki An unforeseen situation... An unexpected turn of events... In the face of those, you too will face your true self. — Makishima Shougo |
| Tsubasa, under the training of Hajime, is still trying to adjust after becoming a Gatchaman. Felt like an episode of speculation before the real action comes in. Still not used to the new characters. |
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| Tsubasa doesn't realize that her "Bird, Go!" is a different stance, both her arms are suppose to be down and head forward like when she was angry. So unless she can learn how to use the other pose she need to remember that one. |
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Farabeuf said: ^For some reason I'm not enjoying this as much as the first season. Cannot really put a finger on why. Maybe I'm missing more of the rest of the old Gatcha team. Don't like the new characters as much. For me, first season was simply more exciting because I was introduced to a unique setting and the whole idea of heroes behind gatchamen. I also liked sugane, but it doesn't seem like he'll be getting much screentime this season ._. at least I'll get a fair share of seeing rui. I'm not really seeing tsubasa as a good main character yet. I still can't seem to remove myself from thinking about how similar she is to hajime (aside from the lack of ability to transform lol). and so I'm kinda wishing they picked a different type of personality for the new mc. |
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| This was a great episode. It focused a lot on Tsubasa and her trying to figure how to transform. They keep emphasising 'flight' or 'wings' so maybe the way she transforms has to represent flight. Meanwhile, we saw the leader of VAPE show up at Rui's place. Red vs Blue crowds = a civil war. This is looking to be very exciting. Gelsadra's ability seems like she can absorb everyone's emotions so that she can understand humans better. Katze gets shut down by Hajime so easily; god I love Hajime. xD Also, the OP and ED are still so freaking good. |
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weiquan1 said: Farabeuf said: For some reason I'm not enjoying this as much as the first season. Cannot really put a finger on why. Maybe I'm missing more of the rest of the old Gatcha team. Don't like the new characters as much. Same. It's such a pity, since I really liked the first season. I'm not really feeling the new characters. I get that we're only 2 episodes in, so there's more focus on the new ones to introduce them properly, but I'd have liked to see more of the others. And there are only 12 episodes too... . vodall said: It kind of defeats the purpose when the villain is infinitely more likeable and realistic than the heroes, even though it's obviously intentional in this case. Anime didn't need another 'fundamentally wrong utopia' narrative. thinking the same i would have enjoyed it better without the 2 new MC's hope Sugane and others get more screentime |
| loved this episode! i wonder if katze will play a bigger role this season though or if he will just end up being kicked by hajime each episode haha. |
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| Tsubasa cannot transform at will huh, damn i hope she solve that problem soon |
| still can't get used to hajime's big boobs |
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| Tsubasa is going to take some time to get used in my opinion. As interesting of a character can be at times, I don't see much to be desired of her as of yet. I am, however, interested in how she can't transform into the Gatchaman, but I guess she does it due to anger. I also would love to see the rest of the Gatchaman, since I feel like they are being pushed aside a bit. Rui's enemy is also interesting, but at the same time, generic in a way. I see him as the kind of character that's all like, "humanity must be stopped because they're imperfect", and I hope in the near future that he'll develop as a darker villan with better values. All in all, still the same beloved series that I know and it's good to have the whole gang back. OP is badass. The ED is going to take some time to get used too, though. |
| I Can't imagine Smartphone elections in real world.. :D Looks like 'enemy' this season will be human , not alien |
| Overall the episode was decent, since it's moving the story along. I do share some of the concerns about the new characters. Tsubasa is as already stated, pretty close to Hajime in character (although nowhere near as happy-go-lucky), but we can already see how her character can diverge and become something of her own. Main issue I have with her is that her behaviour towards and around Gel is kinda, well, creepy. Think about it, it's an alien, who she barely knows, and she's super clingy to Gel. Also, her comment on Gel saying something about world peace: "That's so impressive!" was profoundly stupid. Speaking of Gel. I can get that she's an alien and thus comes from a completely different mindset and culture. But, even so, just blatantly forcing everyones feelings to be on display is a kinda big invasion of privacy. I also think there's some underlying plot behind Gel. She seems a bit too concerned about the state of a planet she, as far as we know, has never been to prior. When there's action it's good and the opposition can be promising. A bit boring to have evil Crowds yet again (but hey, it's in the title, after all) but the pretentious douche (srsly) having a Note does give hope for some neat Gatcha vs Gatcha fight scenes. No complaints about Hajime's boobs here. |
LuZekeJul 12, 2015 8:11 AM
| they shoulda let this be a one cour because this season 2 is just trash |
| free tablets? sign me in! |
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| It's confirmed that Tsubasa can't willingly transform. Glad Gel can change the atmosphere. Damn, Rui's forced to make a decision. Seems like this mastermind is pretty good, as of now. |
I’m always searching for something, for someone. This feeling has possessed me I think, from that day… That day when the stars came falling. |
| Gel is literally the cutest character around this anime season. More small foreshadowing about Hajime's development again and I'm excited for them to go into her. I wonder if Katze will have a plot or at least involvement role. |
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| Is it just me or s2 has been incredibly boring and even annoying at times so far? Not even close to the excitement level s1 had. |
| Maybe Tsubasa can't transform because she wanted to do Fireworks so its conflicting with her Gatchaman powers |
vodall said: It kind of defeats the purpose when the villain is infinitely more likeable and realistic than the heroes, even though it's obviously intentional in this case. Anime didn't need another 'fundamentally wrong utopia' I really hope he wins. I mean last season made want Katze to win. |
| Man this season has to many "going nowhere" moments it's boring and my favorite characters OD and Katze have like 5 seconds of screen time... This better get good if not I'm dropping this |
| I don't particularly like the villain and his whole lame repeating "apes" thing, but I like what he brings about and the atmosphere he creates. Whenever new technology arises it is without doubt people will use it for dark purposes and no matter how much you try to unite people their will be division, in fact some might cause trouble just so there is no unity in the first place as rebels. I rather focus on what his actions cause and represent rather than the character himself. |
| Jaywalker. |
| I agree, the use of the word "apes" was somewhat of a facepalm moment. It worked in Tengen Toppa because the enemies arguably weren't apes. Here it just feels dumb since for all we know the guy is a human. |
| Tomato-face is fricking annoying. And it looks like Tsubasa is going to get some predictable character development, there's nothing interesting about her at all. In contrast, Hajime and Katze makes me want to persevere with this show. Dammit. |
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vangoz said: I'm curious why Hajime has 2 Gatcha books in the op/ed. Maybe something will happen to her. This was brought up and explained in the thread for the first episode. In the directors cut of S1 Hajime fused with Katze and gained his Note in addition to her own. Edit: Though she actually holding it together with her own like that does raise questions. Since it's inside her. |
LuZekeJul 13, 2015 3:55 PM
| Ok, we get that they're famous but do we have to watch them get interviewed or have people go gaga over them every episode? Getting annoying. |
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| Hmm, there has to be something more to Tsubasa not transforming. Also yeah someone has to be pulling the doc's strings but who? |
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| Man this season 2 is kinda boring for me enjoyed the first season a lot more |
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| Berg's "Sparkle!" got me really hard there ahahaha Overall, interesting setup, more Gatchaman is always good. |
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| I don't find the new girl to be very appealing. She's been annoying and useless for 2 episodes now. Trap-Rui seems to be the most interesting character this season. |
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| new enemy detected! new enemy spotted! Tsubasa still a newbie unable to henshin... Why is Rui always a target of interest for new enemies??!? 4/5. |
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| Good episode, and the ED is my favorite song this year, way to go! |
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| Pretty solid development, quite like where this is going! |
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