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| damn man he just killed him in cold blood so he won the duel as expected god dammit Mikazuki is just stone cold i love that |
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Artorias said: I dont know how the seed and up shows are but none of the gundam protagonists have been like this, really only usoseemed to aknowledge a want to not kill people and that little kid probably has the highest kill count in the franchise.Good stuff. Mika isn't a stupid "I don't want to kill people wah" pilot, or an emotional wreck that cries after every battle. Does what needs to be done, doesn't despair over it. Finally an MC that breaks the shit Gundam trope mold. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
Artorias said: Good stuff. Mika isn't a stupid "I don't want to kill people wah" pilot, or an emotional wreck that cries after every battle. Does what needs to be done, doesn't despair over it. Finally an MC that breaks the shit Gundam trope mold. This! He's acting like a soldier because he is one. Loving this Gundam so far. |
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Valkata said: For me the BEST GUNDAM after 00 ... These three episodes are great. I love Mikazuki and Orga. Very strong MCs. I didn't want Crank to die, because he was a good guy, but he asked Mika and Mika complied. I enjoyed very much how Mika killed these old bastards that were their bosses. And Kudelia is a really good female character. She will do great things. Easily the best gundam since 00 its been a while since I've been this hype for a mecha anime and it hasnt dissapointed so far |
Around and around the cycle goes. |
| I really don't understand why the rating is low. Was there a nonsensical absurdity that i have missed? As far as i can see, exposition/development/delivery trio (which does matter for ranking) was on par with a 8.4-8.5 rating one. |
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Wyhern said: I really don't understand why the rating is low. Was there a nonsensical absurdity that i have missed? As far as i can see, exposition/development/delivery trio (which does matter for ranking) was on par with a 8.4-8.5 rating one. MAL rating shouldn't be taken seriously... |
Wyhern said: I really don't understand why the rating is low. Was there a nonsensical absurdity that i have missed? As far as i can see, exposition/development/delivery trio (which does matter for ranking) was on par with a 8.4-8.5 rating one. There's not many who're watching this in the first place compared to other shows this season. Lots of people still haven't rate it too so the ranking will probably be very high once the series ends, assuming it keeps up the quality writing. |
| Mikazuki is absolutely merciless huh. I'm surprised. He's still badass though. Amazing episode, the action had me at the edge of my seat most of the time. |
| This anime is Fuckin great. XD Props to Sunrise for making the Gundam we need and deserve. If they can keep the excellent story, character development, animation quality and background music going this might be the AOTS for me. It probably already is. Even though I know MALs rankings are shit and people haven't rated it yet until the seasons over, the rating is surprisingly low. Granted it has a higher rating than all the other new anime's of the fall season but not by a large margin. Also, WTF? Seraph of the End 2nd season is rated higher than this? That AOT shit of a show shouldn't even exist. I agree with Wyhern that it should at least be 8.5 Also I fucking love this show. Did I say that already? |
| Rating means nothing. If I had to say so, this is definitely one of the best shows of the season (alongside Haikyuu) and THE BEST NEW anime of the season. This is my opinion after having watched two-three episodes of most of the shows this season (except for Noragami Aragoto.) Here's a quick comparison in MAL popularity 94K One Punch Man 81K Aragoto 61K Seraph 2 48K Asterisk 47K Rakudai 45K Haikyuu 2 45K K 2 42K Sakurako-san 36K Comet Lucifer 35K Owarimonogatari 33K Subete ga F 31K Taimadou 30K Shinmai 2 29K Heavy Object 24K Utawarerumono 2 23K Shomin Sample 23K Concrete Rev 23K Shingeki Chuugakkou 22K Young Black Jack 18K Iron Blooded Orphans You see? I don't want to defame other shows in the list above. Too many people have been turned off due to abysmal tv series for mecha genre in recent past while there is an obvious misconception amongst general fans in MAL that they would have to watch the predecessors to follow this series which is not the case. I don't go by popularity in Japan either. While I saw IBO in the top 10 in one of the Japanese TV rating sites after week 3, the top 10 included some of the terrible shows as well (got the link in reddit). This will never become as popular as SEED or 00. Some fans didn't like the character designs and to be fair, Sunrise didn't do enough to promote this series in my opinion like they did for 00 in the past or BF in recent years. |
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| It's sad that I find it really weird to see hand-drawn mechas. Where's the CG? What witchcraft is this? |
-Trippwire- said: It's sad that I find it really weird to see hand-drawn mechas. Where's the CG? What witchcraft is this? You must be joking, right? Right?! If you are not, then it's indeed sad. |
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shanimebib said: -Trippwire- said: It's sad that I find it really weird to see hand-drawn mechas. Where's the CG? What witchcraft is this? You must be joking, right? Right?! If you are not, then it's indeed sad. I detected strong sarcasm instead... This is an extremely solid series. I predict hitting top 100 on MAL with no problem if it can maintain this quality, if you cared about MAL ratings (lol) |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| Loving how cold the MC is, I hope the next episode shows more backstory to Mika. |
| can i hope that atra doesn't die? anyhow another solid episode 5/5 |
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Wyhern said: a high 7 is consider low?I really don't understand why the rating is low. Was there a nonsensical absurdity that i have missed? As far as i can see, exposition/development/delivery trio (which does matter for ranking) was on par with a 8.4-8.5 rating one. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
JizzyHitler said: Wyhern said: a high 7 is consider low?I really don't understand why the rating is low. Was there a nonsensical absurdity that i have missed? As far as i can see, exposition/development/delivery trio (which does matter for ranking) was on par with a 8.4-8.5 rating one. It shouldn't be, but 7 is what most people consider "dead average" on MAL. Gundam is a big name, so 7 seems a bit low, especially given how it's been going so far. If 5 were considered average then a high 7 would seem about right. There's no way Gundam will ever make it into the high 8's on MAL though, no matter how good it is. Even Unicorn, which was fucking phenomenal, is an 8.4. Not like ratings matter though lol. shanimebib said: While I saw IBO in the top 10 in one of the Japanese TV rating sites after week 3, the top 10 included some of the terrible shows as well (got the link in reddit). This will never become as popular as SEED or 00. Some fans didn't like the character designs and to be fair, Sunrise didn't do enough to promote this series in my opinion like they did for 00 in the past or BF in recent years. The biggest concern is Gunpla, and IBO Gunpla are topping the charts on Amazon right now, with Barbatos being the #1 hobby item and I believe it's sold out everywhere right now, along with Graze Custom and several others. IBO BD pre-orders are rank 3 on Stalker, behind Owarimonogataridsdhbakjf and some other show. Overall, big success so far. |
ex_necrossOct 19, 2015 11:46 PM
shanimebib said: Here's a quick comparison in MAL popularity 94K One Punch Man 81K Aragoto 61K Seraph 2 48K Asterisk 47K Rakudai 45K Haikyuu 2 45K K 2 42K Sakurako-san 36K Comet Lucifer 35K Owarimonogatari 33K Subete ga F 31K Taimadou 30K Shinmai 2 29K Heavy Object 24K Utawarerumono 2 23K Shomin Sample 23K Concrete Rev 23K Shingeki Chuugakkou 22K Young Black Jack 18K Iron Blooded Orphans The fact One Punch Man, that absurdist, plotless, tensionless, inane garbage, is ahead of Gundam: IBO in terms of rating and watching shows that IBO is a great show. The masses will flock to the crap, anyone with taste will go elsewhere. |
| This gives me big Code Geass vibes, not just because Sunrise. I'm very much liking this, Mika is a friggin badass who just kills people without hesitating. He seems to trust Orga big time. Kudelia is also a very good character IMO, she's willing to help in every way that she can. Sad to see Crank go, but he didn't want to fight child soldiers in the first place. He did ask Mika to kill him. R.I.P. Crank |
Brockemsockem said: The fact One Punch Man, that absurdist, plotless, tensionless, inane garbage, is ahead of Gundam: IBO in terms of rating and watching shows that IBO is a great show. The masses will flock to the crap, anyone with taste will go elsewhere. OPM is selling quite poorly actually, pre-order wise. Gundam has it beat by a lot. If you mean on MAL, then.. when was the last time MAL gave a shit about Gundam lol |
JizzyHitler said: Wyhern said: a high 7 is consider low?I really don't understand why the rating is low. Was there a nonsensical absurdity that i have missed? As far as i can see, exposition/development/delivery trio (which does matter for ranking) was on par with a 8.4-8.5 rating one. In my book, it is. Especially if you consider the other ones which are around this rating. For me, 7.78 means "entertaining with a couple of major flaws." I have yet to see, so i was pondering over this question mark. |
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Wyhern said: JizzyHitler said: a high 7 is consider low? In my book, it is. Especially if you consider the other ones which are around this rating. For me, 7.78 means "entertaining with a couple of major flaws." I have yet to see, so i was pondering over this question mark. I really wish this wasn't the case. 5 should be average, 6 should be above average, 7 is very good, 8 is extremely good, 9 is outstanding, etc. According to MAL users it's: 9- very good 8.5 - good < 8.5 - acceptable average 7.5 - low average < 7.5 - bad 6 - garbage 5 - worst show ever made in the history of mankind At least that's how I rate my shows, because it makes sense. |
ex_necrossOct 20, 2015 11:45 AM
| so far I'm really enjoying the series definitely the best anime in the season, cast is quite cool and it feels a lot like Wing which I also like |
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| Ah, a charming lack of mercy. Crank didn't even get to finish his sentence... |
ex_necross said: Wyhern said: In my book, it is. Especially if you consider the other ones which are around this rating. For me, 7.78 means "entertaining with a couple of major flaws." I have yet to see, so i was pondering over this question mark. I really wish this wasn't the case. 5 should be average, 6 should be above average, 7 is very good, 8 is extremely good, 9 is outstanding, etc. According to MAL users it's: 9- very good 8.5 - good < 8.5 - acceptable average 7.5 - low average < 7.5 - bad 6 - garbage 5 - worst show ever made in the history of mankind At least that's how I rate my shows, because it makes sense. The average score on MAL is around 7.5. Have no idea how you reached a conclusion that 8.5 is simply "acceptable" |
| I absolutely adore Orga and Mikazuki. Their ruthlessness is delicious. Their dynamic so far is interesting and I can’t wait to see more. I’m also pretty fond of Kudelia so far. I was afraid she was gonna be another Relena, but it doesn’t look it at this point (crosses fingers). At first, I agreed with the people who predicted Orga’s death, but now I’m not so sure. Orga seems like an essential character for the series. He’s the leader. If he dies, no one will be there to give them direction (at least not anyone competent). Mikazuki doesn’t really seem like the leader type. If, by some chance, he does die, I think it will be at the very end. In that case, Mikazuki will probably die too. I just hope Mikazuki doesn’t end up with severe brain damage by the end of this. Zeta Gundam broke my heart. |
Brockemsockem said: One punch man isnt plotless though, and why the hell are you comparing a parody of superhero shows to a war storyshanimebib said: Here's a quick comparison in MAL popularity 94K One Punch Man 81K Aragoto 61K Seraph 2 48K Asterisk 47K Rakudai 45K Haikyuu 2 45K K 2 42K Sakurako-san 36K Comet Lucifer 35K Owarimonogatari 33K Subete ga F 31K Taimadou 30K Shinmai 2 29K Heavy Object 24K Utawarerumono 2 23K Shomin Sample 23K Concrete Rev 23K Shingeki Chuugakkou 22K Young Black Jack 18K Iron Blooded Orphans The fact One Punch Man, that absurdist, plotless, tensionless, inane garbage, is ahead of Gundam: IBO in terms of rating and watching shows that IBO is a great show. The masses will flock to the crap, anyone with taste will go elsewhere. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
shanimebib said: Rating means nothing. If I had to say so, this is definitely one of the best shows of the season (alongside Haikyuu) and THE BEST NEW anime of the season. This is my opinion after having watched two-three episodes of most of the shows this season (except for Noragami Aragoto.) Here's a quick comparison in MAL popularity 94K One Punch Man 81K Aragoto 61K Seraph 2 48K Asterisk 47K Rakudai 45K Haikyuu 2 45K K 2 42K Sakurako-san 36K Comet Lucifer 35K Owarimonogatari 33K Subete ga F 31K Taimadou 30K Shinmai 2 29K Heavy Object 24K Utawarerumono 2 23K Shomin Sample 23K Concrete Rev 23K Shingeki Chuugakkou 22K Young Black Jack 18K Iron Blooded Orphans You see? I don't want to defame other shows in the list above. Too many people have been turned off due to abysmal tv series for mecha genre in recent past while there is an obvious misconception amongst general fans in MAL that they would have to watch the predecessors to follow this series which is not the case. I don't go by popularity in Japan either. While I saw IBO in the top 10 in one of the Japanese TV rating sites after week 3, the top 10 included some of the terrible shows as well (got the link in reddit). This will never become as popular as SEED or 00. Some fans didn't like the character designs and to be fair, Sunrise didn't do enough to promote this series in my opinion like they did for 00 in the past or BF in recent years. Gundam most popular series 00 has only got 100k members (ranked 230+). Quite simply gundam has never been popular. The more recent Aldnoah Zero crushes that ranking with 161k members already. |
eXtacy67 said: The average score on MAL is around 7.5. Have no idea how you reached a conclusion that 8.5 is simply "acceptable" It says below 8.5. And I'm talking about what most MAL users seem to think, not me. eXtacy67 said: Quite simply gundam has never been popular. lol |
eXtacy67 said: Gundam most popular series 00 has only got 100k members (ranked 230+). Quite simply gundam has never been popular. The more recent Aldnoah Zero crushes that ranking with 161k members already. WTF are you even talking about? Gundam is easily one of the most popular and influential franchises in anime history. Don't even compare it to that shithead Aldnoah. |
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yhunata said: eXtacy67 said: Gundam most popular series 00 has only got 100k members (ranked 230+). Quite simply gundam has never been popular. The more recent Aldnoah Zero crushes that ranking with 161k members already. WTF are you even talking about? Gundam is easily one of the most popular and influential franchises in anime history. Don't even compare it to that shithead Aldnoah. Aldnoah.Zero is a masterpiece though I rank it up there with Mars of Destruction and Diabolik Lovers. You wouldn't know what quality writing and character development actually is even if it came back and bit you in the ass~ |
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD" |
| Everyone needs to calm their tits. Popularity on MAL means absolute jack and shows a small, very small percentage of viewers of a particular show. And A.Z. is like Gundam Reconguista but shittier. |
JizzyHitler said: One punch man isnt plotless though, and why the hell are you comparing a parody of superhero shows to a war story Because the topic was shows rated on MAL...? It is, it's absolute inanity. |
yhunata said: eXtacy67 said: Gundam most popular series 00 has only got 100k members (ranked 230+). Quite simply gundam has never been popular. The more recent Aldnoah Zero crushes that ranking with 161k members already. WTF are you even talking about? Gundam is easily one of the most popular and influential franchises in anime history. Don't even compare it to that shithead Aldnoah. In Japan absolutely. As far as its popularity for Westerners today its evidently quite weak. |
eXtacy67 said: yhunata said: WTF are you even talking about? Gundam is easily one of the most popular and influential franchises in anime history. Don't even compare it to that shithead Aldnoah. In Japan absolutely. As far as its popularity for Westerners today its evidently quite weak. No one gives a shit about popularity in the west. Not the studios that make these, at least and they're the only ones who matter. |
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Brockemsockem said: I'm telling you not it isnt, it has overarching continuity with the hero organization. Just cause its a comedy doesnt mean it doesnt have a plot. And just cause its about ratings doesnt mean you just take whatever is rated highest, compare the scores of the 5 other fucking mecha shows this season, all of which are rated far below this(though fafner is definitely better than this)JizzyHitler said: One punch man isnt plotless though, and why the hell are you comparing a parody of superhero shows to a war story Because the topic was shows rated on MAL...? It is, it's absolute inanity. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
JizzyHitler said: I'm telling you not it isnt, it has overarching continuity with the hero organization. Just cause its a comedy doesnt mean it doesnt have a plot. And just cause its about ratings doesnt mean you just take whatever is rated highest, compare the scores of the 5 other fucking mecha shows this season, all of which are rated far below this(though fafner is definitely better than this) Well the plot is garbage enough that it might as well not exist, then, happy? Yes, it does, that's what ratings are for, to provide a measuring bar for things. Otherwise MAL would make separate ratings for all different genres, which wasn't the topic, and that's not the ratings people were talking about. If we were talking about rating meters, distance would be the measurement, but we're talking about anime, so anime ratings are the measurement. If you want to disagree with me that's fine, but don't be illogical just for the sake of confrontation. One Punch Man is like a kid's show compared to IBO, in my opinion, and it baffles me people prefer One Punch Man's kind of nonsense. That's all I was saying. Now take your silly, obvious unwarranted self importance and need to argue with strangers on the internet elsewhere, because you don't even have a point to make. |
| can we please just go back talking about giant robots and shirtless boys |
| AYE, that OPM bringing the salt all the way to the gundam sections XD XD XD LMFAO Not only does opm have better animation, soundtrack and characters, it also has funny and serious moments too <3 |
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ichii_1 said: AYE, that OPM bringing the salt all the way to the gundam sections XD XD XD LMFAO Not only does opm have better animation, soundtrack and characters, it also has funny and serious moments too <3 I wouldn't say it has better characters. They don't interest me in the slightest. |
ichii_1 said: AYE, that OPM bringing the salt all the way to the gundam sections XD XD XD LMFAO Not only does opm have better animation, soundtrack and characters, it also has funny and serious moments too <3 I don't think One Punch Man even has that good animation. There are a number of shows that look just as good in this season alone. Gundam, Haikyuu and K Returning Kings. So far from an anime only watcher IBO > OPM |
eXtacy67Oct 22, 2015 10:24 PM
| Mika is a fucking boss!!! |
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| Jesus. Mika, that was cold. xD I'm really liking this series so far. The only thing lacking right now is a Char. The dude, that looks like Hitler, could mean trouble later on. Can't trust those greedy bastards. I can see him selling Kudelia under the table to the enemies. |
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| Crank made a very subtle, human villain this episode, I loved it. 5/5. |
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| watched from [Manko] subs since they have better kfx. The group have a new name Tekkadan. It was an easy win from Mikazuki! Crank is killed by Mikazuki. Died by honor because he disobeyed order from above. 5/5! |
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| Mother of hell, Mikazuki is a ruthless badass. This episode delivered in spades everything I want out of this show. 10/10 I love how the characters actually feel human rather than like dead caricatures. Their motives and responses are very realistic. Even Crank was great, RIP. |
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| RAISE YOUR FLAG! That op is catchy damn. Great duel really, Crank was pretty likeable. Mika is pretty cold, he has a lot of Setsuna in him. I loved Setsuna's development, so I hope Mika will be as good. |
| Fairly violent episode, alright. |
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Possible death flag? Her hair looks a lot like a spade. An ace of spades is kinda what she has become. |
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