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Nov 11, 2022 10:29 AM
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Finally the mission is completed, but the loss, in lives, is enormous.

There is no time to rest and there is already another mission underway.

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Nov 11, 2022 10:31 AM
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Talulah is not to be messed with. This episode felt very much set in a war zone in the first half, and it felt emotional like a war movie. The members from Rhodes Island fought to the end even though they knew it was futile. The camaraderie in Ace’s team was to be admired.

The Oripathy is continuing to affect the members from Rhodes Island and around the world, and the future doesn’t look very bright, though it is interesting the research that goes into the science of Oripathy.
Nov 11, 2022 10:50 AM
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So not only did Talulah got crazy firepower, she got a magical barrier too. I always wonder why you can't just snipe her from miles away. Also the way she just swat Ace's away like fly, lmao. Poor Reunion's soldiers, you are all expendables.

Me when they show the locations inside RI and the operators in the background.
Nov 11, 2022 10:55 AM
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Hell yeah, best girl W made an appearance! Though I gotta say I thought there would be a fight, or at least a brief scuffle like with Mephisto before. I might even be misremembering stuff from the early story, though. But, what we got was enough for now.

I also nearly lost my shit when I heard FrostNova speak. She didn't have a VA listed for her in any of the promotional material like the other Reunion squad leaders, but it makes sense since she won't be making a proper appearance in Prelude to Dawn yet anyway. Awesome to even just see a glimpse of her, though.
"Such honors may please a weakling, but I am strong."
"There are two kinds of people in the world: those who are (me), and those who are not."
"The Sorcerer King is Justice and weakness is a sin. All hail Ainz Ooal Gown!"
"Arrivederci."
Nov 11, 2022 10:56 AM
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That was an amazing episode. The whole talulah scene and catastrophe was terrifying just like how it was depicted in the game. Only thing that was awkward was that quick and abrupt meeting with W, they scrapped the part where she pisses off Amiya by saying that she killed one of Rhodes squad and a small fight before she leaves. I love how they neatly talked about the world while they travelled to the landship even showing survivors fleeing the city. Also the many cameos in the second half, including the kettle.
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Nov 11, 2022 11:05 AM
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Amiya tanking Talulah"s attack and the meteors was cool.

Good to know that I pulled enough times the gacha to hate some units that made cameo during the tour.
Nov 11, 2022 11:10 AM
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Favorite episode so far. Really interesting infos this time around, and the first half was full of tension, while the whole run felt kinda sad.
Looking forward to the next mission.
Nov 11, 2022 11:10 AM
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no fight scenes to show some action sakuga? welp its still an entertaining show at least

RIP Ace and so Rhodes Island and the other Cities are mobile fortresses then
Nov 11, 2022 11:15 AM
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Seeing all the other operators on Rhodes Island made me smile :D
Nov 11, 2022 11:16 AM
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amazing changed my life, I no longer have depression
Nov 11, 2022 11:27 AM

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Angry ex-wife next episode
Nov 11, 2022 11:30 AM
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I'ts just better than i expected this time, it gotten even better than the last 2, i have high hopes for the other 5 episodes too when we can see more of the envoirement on places we couldnt see in the game.
Nov 11, 2022 11:42 AM

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i will never forgive you guard
NEVER
Nov 11, 2022 11:53 AM
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What a great episode. If they can keep up the quality it's easily will become top 5 gacha anime adaptation.
Nov 11, 2022 12:01 PM
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Just remembered that there was no aircraft carrying us to RI landship, maybe they added it for the sake of spitting lore while in transit
Nov 11, 2022 12:24 PM
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pls donst ask ty bruhhh ....
Nov 11, 2022 1:17 PM
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Best Girl W!!!!!!!!
Nov 11, 2022 1:26 PM

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It was nice seeing some of my Favorite Operators like Frostleaf and the Twins: Lava and Hibiscus. I hope to see and hear much more of them, also can't wait for Ko Ko Da Yooooooo <3


I think the writing and execution for this part was done better in the game, like Nearl got away pretty much unscathed while in the game she tried to stand against Talulah and defend everyone from her attacks but Talulah scorched every piece of Nearl's amor severe and Nearl also got badly injured.

More importantly Reunion was supposed to acknowledge GigaChad Ace's Badassery after patching up his ally, when he went back Alone to his Last Stand against the Catastrophe Incarnate: Talulah

Talulah was expressing Annoyance.
And Mephisto was Not clueless But rather in Pure Disbelief how Ace was able to withstand Talulah's Flames, that turned the plaza into a Sea of Fire, easily melted Steel and burned half the city.
At least they kept the part with Frostnova being Impressed of Ace fighting to his Dying Breath.


Also Talulah burning the entire plaza and the City to ashes, reducing the ashes to Nothingness even.... they could have visualized that nicer.


W i think pretty much appeared and left just like that even in the game, although there was some Mock battle before she let go of Rhodes Island but whatever.


Rip Ace.... Godspeed.

just because I’ve gotten weaker, doesn’t mean that you got stronger, does it?
Nov 11, 2022 3:33 PM

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I can't stay sane. Please save me from Amyia.
Nov 11, 2022 3:46 PM

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I am confused did Daddy Ace really died there?

Anyway of course he would die and only the waifus remain.
Nov 11, 2022 3:49 PM
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The pacing felt a bit rushed this episode, guess its the limit of having only 8 episodes.
Nov 11, 2022 4:43 PM

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...and the Talulah vs. Rhodes fight begins. although cut short - including some of their own comrades (RIP Ace and Guard). props to the staff at Yostar for putting on a unique battle here, showcasing Amiya and Talulah's powers, and the Catastrophe. definitely a big improvement to the action part of the story, as it was difficult to experience it in the game



pretty cool to see a bunch of RI operators roaming around on the ship. Hope we get to see more of em in the future.

Solid adaptation so far. we should be getting deep into Chapter 2 or 'Separated Hearts' next ep... time to go to Lungmen
Nov 11, 2022 5:13 PM

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I was hoping for more carnage and hopelessness but twas alright.

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Nov 11, 2022 5:38 PM

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Didnt expect that yelena will be appear this fast, and also ace sacrifice his left arm, well its good to not to see the continuation of the fight T^T
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Nov 11, 2022 6:18 PM

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The scene with Ace and Guard takes place before Ace's last stand against Talulah. I was disappointed with how W was introduced. She just introduced her and left. In the game [spoiler] she informed them of Scout and the other recon team operators death[]. This was completely skipped in the anime. It was good to see some of the operators from the game in Rhodes Island. Episode 3 adapted the end of chapter 1. Can't wait to see Chen and Kal next week.
Nov 11, 2022 6:22 PM

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this is depressingly good lol
Nov 11, 2022 6:24 PM
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Kalsit. Next week. Shit
Nov 11, 2022 7:04 PM
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Arknights player here, so my experience might differ.

Better than last episode. In fact, I think it's better than the source material lol. Not surprising, considering that prologue arc is the weakest arc ever, even compared to side stories. Exposition is better. We can expect the next episode's exposition will be even less now that all the necessary information had been told.

Animation quality was so crisp. Love the meteor falling scene. If I remember correctly, the source material didn't provide other operators' reaction to Talulah's power. Most Rhodes Island Combat Personnel is not a soldier, which is obvious, stated in the full name of RI, that is "Rhodes Island Pharmaceutical Inc.". Although not your usual pharmaceutical company by our world's standard, it's not unusual for companies and organizations to have their own paramilitary forces. However, soldiers in Terra is not usual either, they are crazy strong. Anyway, it's good to see how RI operators panicked and crying because they're not trained as soldiers.

There's no fight between RI's Operation Preparation Detachment A4 and W's merc, but it was unimportant anyway. Probably it was there in the game just for the sake of teaching the player to strategize with what they got.

Also, we got to see playable operators making their cameo which is nice.
Nov 11, 2022 7:13 PM
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Does anybody around here know what the Doctor looks like without the mask?
Nov 11, 2022 7:22 PM
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What did W even get from that encounter with RI? lmao did she even hear that the doctor lost his memories? Also Ace "dies" then talks to guard before he goes to die for real. I guess you could infer that he escaped affter buying time then went to buy more time but that makes his "last stand" scene kinda diminished in impact.

I was worried about this last episode but Talulah melting through buildings then getting stopped by Ace's shield sounds like BS. Or RI's armors are stonger than tons of concrete.

Doctor being sold on RI's ideals is ok? I guess after going through a life and death situation with them, seeing how they all recognize him, finding out he knows how to command them and seeing what they do at RI, it's reasonable to think he'd be on their side. I'm saying this because some people might think it was a bit fast.

As always, despite the animation quality looking good, it's clear they're cutting corners with the action scenes. Ace needed more time. And W should've had a longer conversation. For people who're familiar with the lore she should've had more to say there, but here it's just "Oh she was here by the way we'll come back to her later" kinda deal.

Next episode will be the start of a new arc. We'll see how they adapt that, I guess.
Nov 11, 2022 7:55 PM
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I like it very much
Nov 11, 2022 8:29 PM

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The only problem is cutting W scene way too much
Nov 11, 2022 8:49 PM
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This 20 min episode felt like an hour.

Action scenes were pretty good, but can't relate or feel anything for characters even tho charaters are dying, I can't get emotional cuz we don't know a thing about 'em. Atleast explain a lil of storyline.

I'm a newcomer who haven't played Arknights game and it was 3rd episode still we don't know a shi- about past of our characters. I don't know why they're fighting 'n what they're fighting for.

They're telling shit like, "we do this, we transport 'n export xyz, this 'n that is our facility 'n everything." but not about Story. why?? I thought they'll explain all this after mission, but now they're bout to hit another mission 'n again we're clueless.

+ Stop making hype for that doctor's face. Is there any reason behind that? If yes, that's fine but if no, then stop. Who's behind that mask? Kakashi Hatake?
Nov 11, 2022 8:58 PM
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Horn_dawg_2019 said:
Does anybody around here know what the Doctor looks like without the mask?


In the game, Doctor's face is not shown at all because Doctor is player character

Edit: Accidentally tapped post button.
Continuation. Doctor's face is special for anime, so I don't think anyone know what Doctor looks like except that they has white hair dan grey eyes. There are some mentions about Doctor's appearance from operators' archive files but no distinctive characteristic. We only know that Doctor can't fight, severely overworked, physically weak, have to wear their suit all the time for protection, etc.
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Action scenes were pretty good, but can't relate or feel anything for characters even tho charaters are dying, I can't get emotional cuz we don't know a thing about 'em. Atleast explain a lil of storyline.


I think that is perfectly normal. I doubt many source readers were very attached to these characters by the end of the "tutorial" either.

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still we don't know a shi- about past of our characters.

once again neither did the source readers. This adaptation is an improvement on the source material and has a habit of keeping secrets. It is up to the reader/viewer to decide if they are interested enough to stick around for the answers.
Nov 11, 2022 9:11 PM
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Softmaxx said:
Action scenes were pretty good, but can't relate or feel anything for characters even tho charaters are dying, I can't get emotional cuz we don't know a thing about 'em. Atleast explain a lil of storyline.


I think that is perfectly normal. I doubt many source readers were very attached to these characters by the end of the "tutorial" either.

Softmaxx said:
still we don't know a shi- about past of our characters.

once again neither did the source readers. This adaptation is an improvement on the source material and has a habit of keeping secrets. It is up to the reader/viewer to decide if they are interested enough to stick around for the answers.

Alright! Thanks man, dropping this shit right now.
Nov 11, 2022 9:17 PM
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ace died so sad.:')
Nov 11, 2022 9:42 PM
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Power Point slideshow
Nov 11, 2022 9:57 PM

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RIP Ace. I thought they would spend more time on that, but it was done fairly well, but wasn't as good as I was expecting for. Maybe I just had my expectations too high. But Guard's scene was very well executed.

RI operator Camoes was hype AF. I'm surprise that the 'Shop Girl' (u know who) hasn't been introduced yet. Maybe she will be on the next episode. Also kinda found it funny how only people present in the A1 table are A1 members with alters, While A4 and A6 had their full squads.

Also Yelena voice reveal, POG. Antler man when?

Edit: I'm blind, they just separated the with alter and no alter table for A1. but its still amusing.
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is this a Command and Conquer 3 reference ?? Tiberium and Originium?
in their way to Rhodes while talking about Originium, Command and Conquer 3 popped into my mind
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Nov 11, 2022 11:45 PM
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Loved all the cameos. It was a joyride to see the interior infrastructure of Rhodes Island since we have never actually seen that in the game.
Nov 12, 2022 12:17 AM
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Talulah was quite the fearsome foe. Sometimes surviving while the rest of your friends fell can be a traumatic exp. So the base is actually a landship pretty neat idea. Before the doctor came Amiya really had a lot on her shoulders thats for sure. Reunion's overall plan looks to be the elimination of all that are not infected caring not whether who they kill are civs or military. Overall this ep was an interesting one that featured not only some nice expansion on Amiya but also on the enemies elites in the form of Talulah. While the power disparity between the two sides are still big their personalities were striking. Nice to be able to finally see the base as well. The lore about the originium though was a grim one though.
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Nov 12, 2022 1:05 AM
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Compared to the first two episodes, this one really hit the ball out of the park in terms of engagement and fluidity. The exposition dumped on you didn't feel as heavy, and the pace of the episode was a drastic improvement over the previous.
Nov 12, 2022 2:45 AM
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So not only did Talulah got crazy firepower, she got a magical barrier too.


She actually doesn't. I think we skipped the scene where someone mentions it but she is incapable of creating barriers with her arts. The only thing she can do is burn stuff.

So why isn't she killed by falling debris? Because debris is stuff. She can burn concrete, steel, explosives, and... organic matter so completely that not even ashes remain. She does it with enough speed to eliminate bullets in flight and with enough precision to stop rain drops from falling on her.

From a raw power standpoint, that's probably more impressive. But I am actually unsure if she could have protected all of her followers (even if she was motivated to do so) while still having enough power in reserve to face Rhodes Island head on mid-Catastrophe at this point in the story.
Nov 12, 2022 2:52 AM
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LoliSenpai0x said:
is this a Command and Conquer 3 reference ?? Tiberium and Originium?
in their way to Rhodes while talking about Originium, Command and Conquer 3 popped into my mind


I've seen people making that comparison going all the way back to the game's release on global. Some of the earliest stuff on reddit joke about it and there's even a fanfic about a crossover between the two that came out in the first few months of the game's release.

No idea if C&C is a popular enough franchise in China that it'd be intentional though.
Nov 12, 2022 3:04 AM
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just wow I'm impressed
Nov 12, 2022 3:04 AM
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I am confused did Daddy Ace really died there?


It's actually clearer here than it is in the game. Yes. He is dead. When Amiya felt the pain in her chest, that wasn't a metaphor (well, technically it was but it also has an in-universe explanation that would be spoilerific).

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Anyway of course he would die and only the waifus remain.


You aren't wrong there. When they first started developing the game, they hadn't decided how horny they were going to make it and if they cared about women fans. Guy operators didn't get much attention in the story early on but slowly started to get added in side events and have seen more prominence since. That made them not great choices for gacha pulls so we don't have a ton of them yet.

It gets better, eventually, but I wouldn't expect to see it any time soon in the anime unless they surprise us with a side story.
Nov 12, 2022 3:58 AM
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Friendlies and enemies just stand there and do nothing, even W comes, says hello and leaves just like that, it's not credible.

Rhodes operators are very unprofessional compared to in-game and they have 0 reactivity, it annoys me a lot.

The only reason they managed to get away is because of massive plot armor. Reunion commanders just come by, do a fancy attack and then are like "Ok you can go now"

And this is coming from a die hard Arknights fan, the confrontations are very poorly executed. I have to remove any kind of common sense from my brain to enjoy the anime because apart from all the Reunions vs Arknights scenes, the rest is actually very enjoyable
Nov 12, 2022 5:00 AM
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You will be remembered, Ace. You're a legend!

Love the lil sneak peak of some of the operators in Rhodes Island.
Nov 12, 2022 5:14 AM

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OMG Frostnova! My favourite non playable character in the game made a cameo. Although I already expected that she will make a cameo but still good to see that scene animated.

My girl W also made her anime debut but she's on the Reunion side on this part of the story yet. The scene when the doctor was touring the ship with a glimpse of the some of the operators was nice. Deep inside me I was like, that's my early game trusty defender Cuora, my medic Myrrh, that's Castle-3, That's EarthSpirit, one of the many characters in the game voiced by Aoi Yuki, that's Yato, 12F, Firewatch, Feater, Perfumer, Suzano, Melantha, etc. I don't think they showede Kroos though. Come on, I want my Koko Da Yo. LOL! It was nice that that inside the ship they incorprate the base in the game like the factory, training area, dorms, etc. Iyt's like a mini game inside the game where you build and collect materials that you use to level up your characters. That was a nice touch.

So this is the end of Chapter 1 arc of the game and we're now moving to Chapter 2.
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