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Zeally said: Another great episode. Say what you will about the author's past works, but the script is pretty good so far minus the awkward boob joke that came out of no where lol. I hope the animation quality stays consistent. It wasn't really a joke at all. |
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| Really liking the Gundam Barbatos even more. Whew. Also, the character dynamic between Mika and Kudelia really shows the difference in their situations. Cant wait for more. |
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robis798 said: Zeally said: Another great episode. Say what you will about the author's past works, but the script is pretty good so far minus the awkward boob joke that came out of no where lol. I hope the animation quality stays consistent. It wasn't really a joke at all. poor choice of words on my part, but my point was weird, inappropriate dialogue from an otherwise great episode |
| I like that this episode, after dumping so much info and so many characters and factions in the first episode, seems to take some time here to explain the conflict and were different sides are standing. Barbatos is awesome. |
| damn that fight was intense the ED is ggod |
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| Great episode. Mikazuki has some blood loss. Like how General Krank hesitates to fight children. Wonder what those two guys that appeared in the end will play. Also lol'd @ Biscuit, Cookie, and Cracker. |
| Crank Zent is similar Ramba Ral from the U.C. Might be a friendly villain as well. Princess finally understands how foolish and ignorant she was. Needs some taste of life. |
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| This Gundam is going to be so good. |
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| Cool episode with some good dialogues. |
MKusanagiOct 11, 2015 3:20 PM
| Depending how it goes it could be my AOTS. It was a great follow-up to the first ep. And dat OP is my favorite this season. |
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| I don't really understand what Gjallarhorn is going for here... I assumed they were hunting the princess to quash the rebellion, but in this ep, the main commander guy thinks something like "the princess was supposed to die in order to create MORE hatred toward Earth". Which would worsen the rebellion. Do they want Mars to separate or not? I'm confused... |
richard_maximus said: I think the writer ran into a mental block when coming up with names and just stopped and looked around the room he was in. "Biscuit...... Cookie...... Cracker.... I'm a fucking genius!" To be fair with the writer, its kinda like a tradition of Gundam to have characters with "peculiar" names. Trust me, Biscuit, Cookie and Craker are NOT the worst ones... |
| Hey at least the names aren't stupid like Jamaican Daninghan in Zeta Gundam. |
| The battle has good choreography and I'm loving it. Glad that Mika didn't hesitate to use any strategy to win the fight. For the rest, it's great like all others have said. Next episode will be a GLORIOUS DEMISE. I'm just starting to like Crank and he'll be gone in the next episode. Guess that's some more character development for Ein. Here's hoping for another great battles in the next ep. |
Kyruga said: GlintPhantom said: Whoever is writing this; stick to this, man. (I honestly do not follow gundam for politics or that side of the story, more the fighting and personal relationship between the soldiers/pilots and their comrades, so I'm well aware I likely stated something wrong here) The same creator of Toradora... Wrong...same script writer and person in charge of series composition as Toradora. Toradora is not Okada's original work, it was an adaptation. But yeah, you can probably expect some (melo)drama in the coming episodes. I enjoyed this episode, especially the part with Aina learning that she doesn't actually know anything. I like seeing characters understand their own faults or weaknesses, and then going forward from there. Although she's not technically at the going forward stage yet, but she's getting a better understanding now. I also like that she's smart enough to know that the target was her and her father probably approved of this. Barbatos is an interesting mech, it does seem like it was pumping blood or something into Mikazuki, and not the other way around. It definitely took a toll on Mikazuki. Krank not wanting to fight against children was good to see too, at least not everyone in the military will be loyal brainless soldiers. Although I can see Krank dying soon. Anyways, so far so good with establishing of the position the children are in and what they want to do. |
cupc said: This, from mari okada of all fucking people, the person notorious for doing drama that isnt believable. One thing that has surprised me so far is how the war drama actually works. It's believable, unlike so often in anime Great episode, loving the characters so far and am getting some serious 079 flashbacks with its portrayal of both sides of the war, with the higher ups being complete douchebags with some decent ones while the soldiers receive the short end of the stick due to their greed and incompetence, that was my favorite part of 079 and it was sadly lost in the future installments either in favor of a complete gray morality(which is arguably better) or unfortunate more prevalent foreys into just straight up hurr durr im evil bad guys (looking at you zeta gundam) |
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 |
Zeally said: robis798 said: It wasn't really a joke at all. poor choice of words on my part, but my point was weird, inappropriate dialogue from an otherwise great episode Nothing inappropriate at all. This are teen soldiers not some spoiled children with their mama telling them to talk appropriate. |
Always-Hungry said: unfortunately hes gonna die next episode most likely since they show the black haired guy gripping his medal in the opening though i definetly will prefer it if he backstabs the army and switches sides, I actually wonder if the char and garma look alikes arent going to actually be our char clones but rather the black haired dude will be. I also wonder whenever starting up a new gundam as to who the main antagonist is going to be by the end, so far i got no clue with only the char lookalike being a possible candidate.Crank Zent is similar Ramba Ral from the U.C. Might be a friendly villain as well. |
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 |
| Just watched it, What a great episode!! Well executed combat scenes and choreography, love the Gundam Barbatos design and so far the script and characters developments are pretty good too, cant wait for next episodes. Oh, and i like how Mika bashed on Princess's cliche words (Ihappen to like this kinda type of MC, seriously) Im not a big fan of Gundam tbh but this show has turned out really promising, im gonna stick to this show till the last episode for sure. |
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| Love the directing and the scenes composition. |
| Awesome opening! As long as this ends up being better than Gundam Age than I'm good. |
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| Looks like this series have potential. I'll keep checking it whenever I can. |
| I'm really enjoying this anime,even though i've never watched anything related to Gundam series. |
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| This was a great second episode. The action was very entertaining and fluid. Mikazuki fighting those other Mobile Suit pilots on his own was really something. He lost a lot of blood though and his fuel ran out pretty quickly. Kudelia felt really guilty about the whole situation and the amount of people that died. RIP Danji though, his dream was to die in someone's breasts. ;~; Orga having to take up a huge beating from the leader of the First Corps was brutal. I really like Orga though, he's one tough guy. The OP is so hype, really like the visuals too. The ED is quite nice, beautiful visuals. Biscuit's siblings called Cookie and Cracker gave me a good laugh. xD Really liking this anime and hope it keeps being this good. |
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| So, is Mikazuki some kind of.....Cyber-Newtype? Nice battle scene this time, I like how Mikazuki didn't give a damn about being "cowardly", there's no honor in battlefield. Barbatos Gundam's design is quite nice, a melee-type Gundam eh.  It's a Char? |
 (っ◔◡◔)っ 𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓪 𝔀𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓭𝓪𝔂 ♥ |
| Damn, that action sequence was amazing!!! My childhood is trembling... Mikazuki and Orga make a perfect team, kind of like Brawn and the Brains.. And Mikazuki is a badass Well, Kudelia is pretty beautiful, but man Mika sees through her like a transparent sheet |
| I'm loving the interactions between Aina and Mikazuki. Although Mikazuki is harsh, I think it's good for her; if she's sincere in her peace-promoting activities, then she needs a full picture. The way Orga handled his beating made for an excellent scene, and the Orga/Mikazuki interactions continue hold promise as well. Krank's reluctance to fight children reminded me a lot of how the original MSG portrayed both sides of the war, as Jizzy mentioned. I appreciated that. The action side of the episode was good. I'm glad there was an explanation for Mikazuki being able to make full use of the Gundam from the get-go. The combat tactics were appropriate for a war setting (no nonsensical version of honor before reason), and gave the enemy a legitimate reason to retreat. The overall political background is still a bit fuzzy, but we still have plenty of time for that. It was an impressive second episode; IBO looks a lot more promising now. Zeally said: robis798 said: It wasn't really a joke at all. poor choice of words on my part, but my point was weird, inappropriate dialogue from an otherwise great episode I completely disagree. While it might sound odd if you're thinking of it as some form of fanservice (which your "poor choice of words" seems to imply), the soldier who said that was actually in a state of intense mental stress. He probably joked with Danji about dying that way before, but now that Danji has truly died, his friend is falling back on it as a coping mechanism. I thought it was a surprisingly appropriate reaction for a group of immature male teens forced into the military. PPGN_DM_Exia said: I don't really understand what Gjallarhorn is going for here... I assumed they were hunting the princess to quash the rebellion, but in this ep, the main commander guy thinks something like "the princess was supposed to die in order to create MORE hatred toward Earth". Which would worsen the rebellion. Do they want Mars to separate or not? I'm confused... They want to worsen the rebellion so Earth has an excuse to crush Mars/quell any possibility of independence, I think. Independence might be more likely to happen through politics than war. If they can force war, their interests in Earth maintaining control of Mars are satisfied. |
TripleSRankOct 11, 2015 11:01 PM
skudoops said: lol, did not notice o_o- Some minor character development (MC and his buddies being illiterate) I like the ending theme :) |
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FestinaLente said: skudoops said: lol, did not notice o_o- Some minor character development (MC and his buddies being illiterate) I like the ending theme :) I like the ending theme too! I'd like to hear the full version. |
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| I like how Kudelia put two and two together and immediately acknowledged that her father could be involved in the attack against her. Especially more so since we usually get idiots who refuse to believe it even when they're told it straight out. Props to Okada Mari for that. Also, please have her stay in those clothing and that ponytail for the rest of the series. She looks so much better this way. |
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| I get Relena + Leila from Code Geass from Kudelia. Which I hope she does not become useless later and nowhere close to... Asseylum. And at least so far she is not worshipped like Lacus. Overall, good action, I suppose the loss-blood situation will be used as a plot device. That ending song is great. |
| Better than episode 2, but I can stand hardly any of the characters. If they were hommages to older Gundam characters that'd be fine, but all of them, without exception, are just simple cliche's and stereotypes from anime and media in general, and the voice acting is bad too. Dropping this like a hot potato crusted in poo. |
| "I'm a middle schooler bartender!" - Mishima Hitomi |
| 2nd episode and hope is still alive. This was a great episode too. Loving the fact that there's some serious stuff going on and the minor details aren't all that pretty in fact. (although it's a pretty part of these episodes so far that it's not so pretty :D) |
| I couldn't understand why this has the same score as Shinmai Maou no Testament. People don't like mechs? Or people are afraid of this turning into another AZ? Having doubts and this is only your first Gundam? Watch 00, you will not need to watch any other Gundam series before starting it. |
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JizzyHitler said: Always-Hungry said: unfortunately hes gonna die next episode most likely since they show the black haired guy gripping his medal in the opening though i definetly will prefer it if he backstabs the army and switches sides, I actually wonder if the char and garma look alikes arent going to actually be our char clones but rather the black haired dude will be. I also wonder whenever starting up a new gundam as to who the main antagonist is going to be by the end, so far i got no clue with only the char lookalike being a possible candidate.Crank Zent is similar Ramba Ral from the U.C. Might be a friendly villain as well. Just wait until Orga puts on the mask. |
ArdenFolgore said: I couldn't understand why this has the same score as Shinmai Maou no Testament. People don't like mechs? Or people are afraid of this turning into another AZ? Having doubts and this is only your first Gundam? Watch 00, you will not need to watch any other Gundam series before starting it. Wait... do you take the MAL rating seriously!? Really? |
| Just wanted to mention that I like how they actually wear military uniforms. The kids all wearing school uniforms was one of the things in Aldnoah.Zero that bothered me more than it should. Other than that good episode. I wonder what those inspectors are up to. |
| man ever since i watched episode 1 and heard the OP theme, im pretty sold, solid episode i wish there were more fight scene but then again it will be too much of a burden to mikazuki. i hope this series will do better ^...,^ ,its been a while that ive been itching for more episodes for a gundam series (now i can erase from my memories that trash g-reco) |
Monad said: JizzyHitler said: unfortunately hes gonna die next episode most likely since they show the black haired guy gripping his medal in the opening though i definetly will prefer it if he backstabs the army and switches sides, I actually wonder if the char and garma look alikes arent going to actually be our char clones but rather the black haired dude will be. I also wonder whenever starting up a new gundam as to who the main antagonist is going to be by the end, so far i got no clue with only the char lookalike being a possible candidate. Just wait until Orga puts on the mask. orga is either gonna betray the main cast or die a dramatic death "you are free now, free from my orders, free from my crazy plans, you can think for yourself now... mika" this sorta thing op is absolutely fantastic and gets you in the mood for the episode, animation was pretty good, i love how kudelia is not an idiot. right away she started speculating that her father might be involved, ed is great |
xSanoxOct 12, 2015 10:02 AM
Primus2x said: Biscuit, Cookie, Cracker. I wonder if one of their parents is called Shortbread Scones and Doughnut I bet. Great episode, this series is looking great so far. Tohka_Yatogami said: The two imoutos are cute! Agreed  |
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xSanox said: Monad said: Just wait until Orga puts on the mask. orga is either gonna betray the main cast or die a dramatic death  This is anime. People don't die when they are killed despite what some shitty male characters claim. |
| This was really good. I very much enjoyed it - the tone, the characters, the action, the dialogue, the political/military situation ... all spot on. Mika and Orga have this spectacular chemistry that is quite prevalent in their scenes together, which I found really nice to watch. The scene between the two of them at the end of the episode was probably my favorite of the episode. Needless to say, I can't wait for next week. |
| 2 episodes down and this series just keep getting better. The song ending remind me of past Gundam shows the theme and everything. They are doing a very good job this season; the characters have a lot of charisma looking forward for more character development. Know, I been wandering how much is the budget for hair care in this series? With Kudelia & Orga I’m curious to know how many hair sprays they bought to maintain that style… Lol! |
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| I enjoyed this episode more than the first and those two imoutos are just adorable. |
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