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mrghost_00 said: 2/5 Umm... Dropped this series before it bores me to death. TheBatotot said: taking so long! when will she don her pirate cosplay? hnnngg~~ [i know she wears it on the OP and ED, i mean the episode itself] Sigh some people can't appreciate a good buildup in a story... |
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Misdreavius said: mrghost_00 said: 2/5 Umm... Dropped this series before it bores me to death. TheBatotot said: taking so long! when will she don her pirate cosplay? hnnngg~~ [i know she wears it on the OP and ED, i mean the episode itself] Sigh some people can't appreciate a good buildup in a story... they're not fit to be served w/ greatness that is, so let them be ^^ |
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MorningGlory said: I prefer pirate with musket pistol , Cutlasses and gun powder lol Actually, I'd be very into a good anime about the age of shot & sail. |
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| But who the hell wants to watch 26 episodes of this high-school crap ^^. Personally, I hoped they'd be doing space battles by now, and they're only heading out on an excursion in the next episode. It's not about the buildup either, this episode was much about nothing. |
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Aversa said: Also a mother taking her daughter out at night to show her the power of holding a weapon tho it seemed irresponsible considering the situation Marika is in it didn't seem like a strange choice. It did teach her some responsibility. Strange thing, guns and kids, much like sex and kids. Seems everyone has different, sometimes antagonistically different, opinions on both. I grew up with guns, as did my father, his father, and his father. Both my parents, as well as many of my relatives, were military (either voluntarily or otherwise). I learned to hunt at an early age - my mother would cook anything I (or my friends) would bring home, but the rule was, I had to clean it first. I learned to hunt around the age of 12. The day I shot my first rabbit was the day I realized why my dad got a strange look on his face whenever I pointed a toy gun at him. Not really sure where I'm going with this other than to say that it's never a good thing to hide or ignore something regarding your kids. If you don't teach them then they'll find out what they want from others. It's likely that a teenager won't agree with what his parents try to teach him, and it's probably worse for the parents to try to force him to think as they want, but at least he'll know where his parents stand on it. I will also note that having taught my own son (11) how to shoot last summer, he plays with toy guns far less than he used to (much to the annoyance of his cousin, who, as far as I know, has never fired a real gun). |
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Boltz said: But who the hell wants to watch 26 episodes of this high-school crap ^^. Well, obviously a lot of people posting here not only want to watch this, but also don't consider it "high-school crap". According to the current "stats" on the anime page 80% of the people rating it consider it '7' or higher. Boltz said: Personally, I hoped they'd be doing space battles by now, and they're only heading out on an excursion in the next episode. It's not about the buildup either, this episode was much about nothing. (shrug) we all get different things out of the same experience. I'd be disappointed with life if everybody liked the same things I did. |
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GreatRumbler said: ... that they actually have MEANING because we care about the characters and what they're doing. No, we don't. Atleast in ep. 2 there was no character progression whatsoever. But maybe I'm too spoiled by the oldschool OVA's that could tell in 30 minutes what it takes the modern series to develop in over 26 episodes. Oh well, at least the art is nice(can't wait for the pirate uniforms and ships to burst out) and the music has a kinda piratsy tune to it. |
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| I liked this episode. Sure it was slow but I think that it is building up to when Marika makes the choice to become a pirate or not. Also, I think we saw some of her new crew members in this episode as well. |
| Incredible OP, best in a while. Really enjoying this show. I really like Marika, and the slow pacing does not bother me. |
| Nothing really exciting happened in this episode but it was still good. I surprise fan service wasn't thrown in when the girls were in zero gravity.XD |
| School girl skirt in zero gravity is something to note about :D |
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| For some reason this show makes me want to watch Outlaw Star again. |
| I am fairly surprised by the show. I really am digging the slow build up and the set up of the world which fascinates me already. (It looks like we're going to continue to learn more which is awesome!) While I was skeptical of her yacht member friends being useful at all I was pleasantly surprised. They all seem to know what they're doing, while being believable at the same time. That's probably an odd thing to be impressed by but I am guess I'm too used to the trope of friends who are useless or insert club that doesn't play too much of part in the stuff I read and watch. I can't wait for next week's episode with the electronic warfare, definitely interested here. |
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EternalDreamer said: Is it just me or did he whole episode feel rather short and uneventful? :/ Yeah, I felt that way too. But I'm starting to really like Marika. At least she's not your average moeblob. |
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Misdreavius said: mrghost_00 said: 2/5 Umm... Dropped this series before it bores me to death. TheBatotot said: taking so long! when will she don her pirate cosplay? hnnngg~~ [i know she wears it on the OP and ED, i mean the episode itself] Sigh some people can't appreciate a good buildup in a story... I understand what is the buildup in the story, but the presentation in these two episodes just don't work for me. Half of the time I was staring at the screen doing nothing but yawn. |
| Episode felt really short and its like nothing happened. >.> Well I guess its reasonable since they are just trying to set the stage for Marika. Seems like she's got all the qualities to become a captain. They're dealing with electronic warfare already, cool. |
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| Nice pacing. I really liked the scene where her mom took her out to shoot some guns. Surprisingly sentimental mother-daughter bonding time. |
| Loved the exposition in this episode. Although we haven't been told directly, we are gaining information about the milieu in which the story takes place. The presence of so many competing intelligence groups and interests in the cafe indicate that this is not really that stable a political situation--as does the continuation of Letters of Marque (if interstellar relations were really peaceful those Letters would be cancelled fairly quickly). As to how a pirate ship ended up belonging to a private girl's school--you have to train your future naval officers somewhere and if you are prevented from doing it officially at a formal naval academy, then work arounds will be found. Having an almost functional warship available to the "space yachting club" is one way to provide training--in the same way that "gliding clubs" and "motor sports clubs" trained pilots for the luftwaffe and tank operators for the wehrmacht prior to the renunciation of the Versailles treaty. |
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rodac said: As to how a pirate ship ended up belonging to a private girl's school--you have to train your future naval officers somewhere and if you are prevented from doing it officially at a formal naval academy, then work arounds will be found. Having an almost functional warship available to the "space yachting club" is one way to provide training--in the same way that "gliding clubs" and "motor sports clubs" trained pilots for the luftwaffe and tank operators for the wehrmacht prior to the renunciation of the Versailles treaty. Good point. |
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| Yeah, I almost fell asleep watching the first half of this episode. |
misspinkredroses said: I liked this episode. Sure it was slow but I think that it is building up to when Marika makes the choice to become a pirate or not. Also, I think we saw some of her new crew members in this episode as well. this sums up my feelings as well. i actually liking this episode better because it sets the pace up for what's to come rather than waiting for the "good" stuff to happen. i love good build ups and especially when it pays off. |
| I slowly gaining respect for this series. When I looked at the title for this series, I was already expecting loads of fanservice and giant, explody space battles by the second episode. But I have no complaints about the deliberate pace and the quiet moments spent with a mother. ...that said, I'm hoping to see some more action and BOOM-BOOM in the coming episodes.  |
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| I think this is the best of the season, looking forward to the next ep :] |
| I cannot bring myself to like any of the characters, they are so boring. |
| I have yet to find anything to dislike in this anime. Sure, it's starting off slow, but it feels like they are winding up to a big pitch. Whether or not it will impress can only be told when that time comes. I have no problem with the pacing as long as it ends up somewhere good. As for everything else, the art, music and characters are all well crafted and (so far) work well together. I was surprised going into this because I was expecting the usual fanservice anime. I'm glad I was wrong. |
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| Well this episode was kind of slow with not much happening but i guess it's could be a better way to take things slowly at start and build the plot and characters than simply rush things. This is not a 12 episode anime after all. I just hope they don't overdo it because some anime show silly staff and slow progression for 80% of their episodes only to finish with a rush ending,. |
| This is just my type of anime to watch. It has that laidback pacing and absolutely no cheap gimmicks to rely on. I'm already fond of space opera anime, I'm sold on this. The characters seem all likable, as vanilla as they may be, I prefer them to crazy, over-the-top and charismatic characters I see so many these days. |
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| Character voiced by Rina Satou not yet added. :/ |
| Characters are BORING and the story is very childish -.- Reminds me some Disney Cartoon scenarios... It is a bad comedy with girls and not a real adventure If the next episode does not become more interesting i will stop watching this |
Audit01Jan 20, 2012 11:41 AM
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Audit01 said: Characters are BORING and the story is very childish -.- Reminds me some Disney Cartoon scenarios... It is a bad comedy with girls and not a real adventure If the next episode does not become more interesting i will stop watching this no offense, but i couldn't take this comment seriously from someone who likes GC |
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Audit01 said: Characters are BORING and the story is very childish -.- Reminds me some Disney Cartoon scenarios... It is a bad comedy with girls and not a real adventure If the next episode does not become more interesting i will stop watching this I can't take you seriously when your sig has Sheryl with her tits out doing a bad Janet Jackson impersonation. (And I actually LOVE Macross Frontier.) WTF's with the six year olds coming here... |
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| Loved this episode! Ririka ROCKS! Somebody hasn't gotten space out of her system, eh? The ending was great! Another notch on the character development ladder for Marika: Decisive - Natural leader! |
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| I have the impression that the staff behind this anime plans to have a slow pace to build up the setting and the characters. Which I'm actually fine with. Marika will definitely have to learn how to take responsibility if she decides to become the successor of her father eventually. |
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| She took the whole father/pirate thing surprisingly well, but I like her so far. I'm not sure the counterattack is the best idea given her lack of experience, but at least she is being proactive here. I like the technical aspects 4/5. |
| Slow is good in my book. Cautiously optimistic about this anime. |
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| Kane is cool, and there are some funny moments, but this is really boring so far. meh I'll give it a few more episodes because PIRATES. |
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| Giving this a whirl, mainly just because I keep seeing pictures of the MC face everywhere! Seems light hearted and fun! I'm gonna hold it in the same vein I did Strike Witches, moe girls and fighting, light humour and not too serious! I like the character designs even though the characters themselves are fairly achy-typical. It doesnt pretend to be what its not, at least not yet it doesnt anyway! |
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| ITT: 2/5 "too slow", 2/5 "rushed" 1/5 "just right". Fans are fucking impossible to please! |
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Seabury said: ITT: 2/5 "too slow", 2/5 "rushed" 1/5 "just right". Fans are fucking impossible to please! Well now you know how authors and producers feel. No matter what they do, it will always gather fans and haters. No exceptions. I've even seen people bashing Lord of the Rings even when they are fantasy fans... Nothing is perfect so some of the times, the bashing is legit. |
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| I have a feeling I'm really going to like this series. |
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| Hmm, not as interesting as I had anticipated. I think I'll put this on hold for a while and get back to it once I'm finished with all the good series I've yet to watch. |
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