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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Those mini tanks (Tachikoma?) are so cute :D |
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| This series is weird. |
| I liked this a lot more than the first episode. This was pretty exciting and emotional. |
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Veronin said: I liked this a lot more than the first episode. This was pretty exciting and emotional. Indeed, especially when the Major dived into Kago's cyberbrain. His memories flashed and for a brief moment the Major knew that Kago never wanted to kill or even hurt his parents. As Motoko told Batou, he just wanted to show off his new body to his parents. I do agree with her, when you were a kid you were always so proud of your new toy that you wanted to show it off to everyone. The episode was poignant and reveals a lot about being human. Family ties are still the ties that bind. |
| "We practice selective annihilation of mayors and government officials, for example, to create a vacuum, then we fill that vacuum. As popular war advances, peace is closer" |
| The end really got to me. I thought he was gonna kill his parents, but he actually just wanted them to see him strong. |
| <i>When all else is lost, the future still remains</i> |
| Well... it's better than first, I hope it will be so far so good) |
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| Ha ha I'd have to agree the little robots are awesome xD |
| that scene where the major jumped on top of the tank.... oh how nostalgic. I'm starting to like those mini-tanks. they are great in battle and have quite an interesting personality. |
| Nice episode... Much better than the first one.... The chapter was full of humanity.... It's weird, but the people here are part or are almost a cyborg... But we actually saw a lot of human emotions... Human personality... I dunno if we'll be able to produce, to make such things in a few years... but man.. seeing this Tank guy having those kind of emotions impressed me... Dunno if he really had a grudge against his parents ideas, but all this mess for just showing up in front of his parents... Well that really makes me think that the Takeshi Kamo or Kago guy really wanted to tell his parents something... Major was awesome as always... Batou is a beast for sure... and the Tachikomas are actually cute XD Nice episode Signs, Green |
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| I agree with everyone, this episode was much better than the first. Both had their military value but this one went a little deeper which is exactly what I was looking for this time around. Let's hope it can continue to deliver. |
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| Better than the first... |
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| Agreed, this episode was better.. The tachikama are really cute. xD |
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| Probably the most emotion I will ever feel within 20 short minutes. |
| I think I'm going to love this show... the last line "mother, what do you think of my iron body?" got me quite emotional... Some show take a whole episode/arc/series to get one point across, while a great show only need one sentence. |
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| I just love the tanks... awesome firepower always hooks me. I also liked how they handled the ending with the last line as you just described. |
| When she jumped on the tank to pull, it was a reference to the movie. I like the naughty shots of the Major when we see her in the tank |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
watkinzez said: That ass shot was ridiculously inappropriate. Sure, undo all the good will you worked up on creating a strong female character. How silly. It's because she's actually a good character, and kickass, and hot in a decently built way, (and because it was momentary, and reasonable for the position she was in from a completely normal angle, and so didn't get in the way) that this was the first time I've ever appreciated an ass shot in anime. |
| I'm loving the soundtrack to this! |
Crimsonwill said: Ha ha I'd have to agree the little robots are awesome xD Yeah, I'm loving the little tanks :P The end of the episode was nice, it is good that no one ended up getting hurt when he went to meet his parents. |
| I agree, those mini tanks are cute lol. The episode was very emotional, i liked it. |
Teraspes said: As everyone else, I enjoyed this episode more than the first one. Really great. =) Yep, definitely liked this one better. But the first one did kind of remind me of the movie Zatoichi the blind warrior. |
| Such junk... |
| And who said all fillers are bad? YOKO KANNO STILL FTW |
| "Where will a newborn go from here? The net is vast and infinite" - Motoko Kusanagi |
| So, I enjoyed this episode more than the first one. This is looking to me that it will be a series with a lot of different cases each episode that will eventually tie in into a bigger plot, kinda like Fringe. |
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| Ah, I love this show so much. I think this is like the 6 or so time I've watched this series and it just works so well every time I see it. Ghost in the Shell is truly in a class of it's own. As far as this episode, yeah, it's damn good stuff. It's a credit to excellent writing that I felt so much emotion in the last 5 or so minutes. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
Zepwich said: I'm loving the soundtrack to this! |
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| Hopefully this show starts to pick up, because currently for me I am not very interested in what is going on |
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| That was a okey ep. The 1st was way better! Too much emo stuff for me... Yet, the opening song rocks! |
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| I also liked this more than the first one, nothing mindblowing though. Many of the reviews were praising the animation but it seemed to me this had a lot of still moments, long stretches with just one mouth moving at a time. And Motoko's outfit is ridiculous when everyone else is wearing normal clothes. I can just imagine telling someone who hasn't seen anime that there's more to it than pokemon and lolitas, that there can be depth even, and then showing this.... a detail like that outfit would surely make a lot people think this is anime's response to Tomb Raider, a fantasy for teenage boys. |
| Those mini tanks are cute.. |
| Another decent episode! Man, I wonder if he was actually going to shoot his parents. Stupid religion needs to need get with the times! |
 "I like to expose what people hide. I'm an intellectual rapist." - Furudo Erika |
| So the guy wanted to show to his parents, his new reborn body and that's it? That was sentimental in a sense, but his personal desire kind of ruin it for the rest of the towns folk and of course the damages. He should of at least let his fatty friend know the inside scoop. The heroine looks hot and milfy :) |
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| Quite nice episode, already better than the first one, those mini thanks AI was quite funny to hear and see, quite nice story in this episode! |
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| The small tanks were incredibly cute and funny. The episode itself was great too. |
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 Nice episode full of action. That damn tank's barrier sure was hard to crack even though it's a defenseless mind as Major says. I don't feel sorry for Kago this episode although he did have issues. Glad his mission failed tbh. |
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| Great episode. I was really surprised at how emotional this episode was. Not to the point where it will make you cry, but it kinds of hits you and you get that twinge in your chest. Looking forward to the next episode. |
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| The robots where fun. But i expected more. |
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| sexy beast |
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| Motoko fan service everywhere, lol. Like the rest of you, I found this episode way better than the first although the voices of the robots were kind of annoying. |
| I still don't like this show :\ I kind of slept through the entire episode. Well...I'll give it maybe 3 more episodes... I understand that it's good for many people but I guess it's not my cup of tea. gettogaara said: Motoko fan service everywhere, lol. Like the rest of you, I found this episode way better than the first although the voices of the robots were kind of annoying. yeah |
| Better than the first episode fo sure. Man , i love those little robots. |
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StardustReverie said: So, I noticed a DAT ASS moment somewhere in there. Don't forget the DAT BOOBS moment. -- That being said. It's an enjoyable episode, way better than the first one. Hope it continues like this way and gets to the main arc soon. |
ImpalaMay 18, 2014 9:05 AM
| 5/5 Stand-alone episode, very compelling for the part about the action and reflexive. Very well concerted plot and narrative. Touching at the end, very nice OST. Graphically it is ok, but especially the CG is excellent as well years later. Animations that do not fear the past. Beautiful scenery also. Already in evidence characters Motoko, Batou, Aramaki, Togusa, Saito and Tachikoma. |
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| Is this robot-moe? |
| Very heartbreaking episode if you already know what will happen,and yes I belive that guy meant no harm to this parents. |
| Wow, the ending of the episode made me want to cry. All he wanted to do is show them his steel body :( Yoko Kanno's composition is excellent like always. Loved the moment/homage when the Major jumped on the tank and tried to pull the hatch or w/e. Thank goodness her arms didn't rip off T_T And I love those mini-tanks!! |
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