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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- That was a rather short lived drama at the beginning, but I guess that was to be expected after last weeks preview. So, the neuroi took on the shape of a witch, interesting. After this I guess we'll get to see even more different neurois. |
| Really nice episode. Wonder how far the Neuroi will go mimicking the ones fighting against them. It kinda looked like a peace-offering, I mean the Neuroi went and showed Yoshika the core... Anyway, Francesca's part was great again. xD and the 'fate of a witch' thing is interesting too. Hope the Major survives. |
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| The plot is getting way more deep than i expected from this series, at least we're in for a good final 4 episodes in that aspect. Official subs are deviating a little from the original titles. Literal translation for this week's title is "Thing(s) I want to protect", and next week is "I want you to believe me". |
| Lol, it was interesting to see the plot change from what I expected. What makes me say "wow..." is that Mio said that she's nearing 20 and so, her fighting career is nearly over? I mean, I think thats just way too soon. She looks like she can still kick some Neuroi butt. And they have never shown how she got that special eye either...too many things left unsaid. Lets hope they give some interesting answers in the last few episodes. |
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| lol even in the hospital they're wearing no pants or skirts. Man, suddenly I feel kinda sick. >:3 I love how Perrine is snarling. <3 I want more. Right now. >.< |
| great episode indeed hope Mio is okay =( ... they deliberately hide that from us in the preview |
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De-JaY said: lol even in the hospital they're wearing no pants or skirts. Man, suddenly I feel kinda sick. >:3 Lol yeah, I wanted to address that too. When I saw the nurse I was like 'But of course~...' Now imagine the rest of the Strike Witches world lol. |
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| Why the drama? ;_; Of course, it was expected for Gonzo to kill off someone. However, I liked how Barkhorn's sister came back, which was both touching and funny. However, I enjoyed the training/competition when they went up to the sky with paintball guns modeled after their real guns. :P |
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cyruz said: De-JaY said: lol even in the hospital they're wearing no pants or skirts. Man, suddenly I feel kinda sick. >:3 Lol yeah, I wanted to address that too. When I saw the nurse I was like 'But of course~...' Now imagine the rest of the Strike Witches world lol. Yeah, noticed that too... So much for just them not wearing any because of the Strikers. |
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| I will answer some questions here that I have seen people wonder: -The age might be expected so that maybe in season 2 there might more new witches if there is a 2nd season since many of the older witches are also nearing their age limit I suppose based on their physical characteristics. I know during some studies about occult, the woman lose their peak or max limits powers after they hit 30. -The Neuroi are doing 2 things I think: a) Trick royally all witches into getting into the hive, which they do with Miafuji in the next episode. b) They are really going for PEACE but AS THE EXPRESSION GOES "LOOK INTO MY EYE AND SEE IF IT BELIEVES" for me it's BS I doubt they are interested in peace. Look at the speed they can hide their core, tricking is too easy. -Lynette's boobs---->Excellent by I still think Charlotte has the biggest. -Luchinne's play....typical of her personality but we all know she was not satisfied. :P -So there is a Hive in Gallia...well it figures cause France was beaten anyways in WW2. -Battle Miyafuji VS Perrine...BET 1000$ ON MIYAFUJI! Sorry guys but her plane model the Zero can beat anytime a piece of shit french plane model...ANYTIME. I studied history rather well. -Paint ball game was....yeah FUN! |
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| Why am I still watching this horrible show, I have to ask myself? There's no point in dropping it now though... The episode had an interesting ending, but after last week's ending and resolution, I don't have much expectations. |
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| Minna = yuri? Me likey much :3 |
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lostty said: Why am I still watching this horrible show, I have to ask myself? If you find it horrible, why bother watching it and waste 20+ minutes of your time? SW had a slow start (mainly because of character introductions) but it is now picking up pace. Very good!!! |
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| I cried at the end, though I was able to hold back the tears. Sakamoto or Sanya is my 2nd favorite Witch (still too early in the series to decide), after Miyafuji. Sakamoto: "I know, why don't we triple you're training menu starting from tomorrow?" XD I find her laugh interesting as well, in a funny way. It's cool that we're nearly the same age too. If the Neuroi really are friends, that would truly be an interesting twist for this series. Guess we'll have to wait till next ep to see. I bumped my score up from a 6 to a 7, but if next week's ep is just as great a this one's, it might even go to an 8 (which is really high on my grading scale). lostty said: Because deep down inside you really love it? :DWhy am I still watching this horrible show, I have to ask myself? |
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cyruz said: My first thought on the Neuroi's action was that it wasn't a peace offering, but a sign of trust by exposing its weak point to Miyafuji (like an animal exposing its neck to another).Really nice episode. Wonder how far the Neuroi will go mimicking the ones fighting against them. It kinda looked like a peace-offering, I mean the Neuroi went and showed Yoshika the core... Anyway, Francesca's part was great again. xD and the 'fate of a witch' thing is interesting too. Hope the Major survives. And all because she left the safety on on her machine gun and couldn't fire at it right away. Also, like I said, if it keeps this direction I'd up my score to a seven for this series. lostty said: Like the horrible movie you just can't pull away from until the very end? Feels like your tenacity may be well rewarded.Why am I still watching this horrible show, I have to ask myself? |
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| Mio ;_; |
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| now after the neuroi copying sanya,now its miyafujis turn. really like to know how the war began , what the neuroi did in the past, what are their goals etc. |
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| I am more interested in how the Neuroi are formed in the first place |
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angel999 said: Yeah but Charlottes P-51 should've kicked all their asses. The only plane better than that one was the Me-262 and no witch has that one although it would be great to see it.-Battle Miyafuji VS Perrine...BET 1000$ ON MIYAFUJI! Sorry guys but her plane model the Zero can beat anytime a piece of shit french plane model...ANYTIME. I studied history rather well. |
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Splitter said: Minna = yuri? Me likey much :3 =DDD Hm... Cliffhanger FTL. =| |
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| Minna going yuri would make up for last episode (8).. so, Mio, don't die on us (her) now! She was my favourite, man! No need for a stupidly thrown in "backstory" involving a wimpy blonde bishounen. Bleh. I should have skipped that ep, seriously. |
Legion17 said: angel999 said: Yeah but Charlottes P-51 should've kicked all their asses. The only plane better than that one was the Me-262 and no witch has that one although it would be great to see it.-Battle Miyafuji VS Perrine...BET 1000$ ON MIYAFUJI! Sorry guys but her plane model the Zero can beat anytime a piece of shit french plane model...ANYTIME. I studied history rather well. Sorry buddy but the Spitfire Mk IX is pretty comparable to P-51 and I know the latter models after this are better...come to think of it the British were the first ones after Germany to develop a reactor plane...let me see...the name was Comet or Meteor! Play the game ALLIED GENERALS. |
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| Looked like the Neuroi was working on some sort of self defense mechanism. Hmm, maybe there were peaceful to begin with? |
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| Jeez, I wasn't expecting something like that to be a mortal blow. She didn't even look injured. Hope things turn out okay. But yeah, I was definitely expecting something weird from the Neuroi since the Northern Lights episode. |
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| I think the Neuroi have evolved to some extent since the beginning of the show. It seems when one copy's a human it takes on that humans personality. So it would make sense that this Neuroi would want Yoshika to take the core or attempt to make first contact. I bet if she touched it, she would have learned more about the Neuroi. Yoshika is probably the key to ending the war. |
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niwasatou said: Minna going yuri would make up for last episode (8).. so, Mio, don't die on us (her) now! Haha! Yeah! Hoping for yuri goodness here. (^-^')> Hehe! I don't want her to die and I doubt very much that she'll die! Minna doesn't want to lose another love(?) in her life... Hihihi! niwasatou said: She was my favourite, man! No need for a stupidly thrown in "backstory" involving a wimpy blonde bishounen. Bleh. I should have skipped that ep, seriously. Minna and Mio are my favorite witches here... And I agree that, that guy shouldn't have shown up. But it makes up a story so there's nothing we could do although there are other stories to make up for Minna and not about her being with that guy. HUHU! That's fine anyway. Hehe! More Minna x Mio!!! (>o<)/ Ehem... Anyways... Looking forward to the remaining episodes and I hope there would be another season... I hope that despite of GONZO's situation, they could still make up another season of it... To me it's one of the animes I didn't doubt to watch right away even though it's not yet finished in terms of both airing and fansubbing... It's not my style to follow a series which aren't finished yet. But this one's different! One of The BEST! <(^-^)b |
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| Wimpy? How the hell is he wimpy? And what the hell is wrong with wimpy? Jesus H. Christ this is a show called Strike Girls. It's a show about badass girls, not badass guys. He's merely there to be her devastatingly lost love interest. Not fighting Neuroi. And personally I think a weaker personality or "wimpy guy" or whatever better fits the personality of a Strike Witch. For him to have looked just as tough as her would have looked weird. I wouldn't have had him any other way. He's the ideal guy. The male version of Yamato Nadeshiko. You think she'd go for some domineering bitch of a guy? And while maybe there were some things about the scene that were unfitting of the show in mood and feel, I'm glad to have seen her backstory and I found it to be a very appropriate and fitting one. |
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| Ah Wow...something actually happened this time... Nice episode, Perrine is a total bitch as always. I'm liking that it's Neon Genesis...esque... |
| And another interesting episode. Very strange Neuroi at the end. I hope that with Mio all will be ok. Watching next ep. =) |
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| Nah, the novelty of flying lolis with no pants is starting to wear off, but since there's only like 3 eps left I may as well finish it. Kaoru-kun shot down the eyepatch chick, alright, manly tears I guess. |
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| Great episode. It was interesting how the Neuroi was copying Miyafuji and didn't attack her. I hope Mio doesn't die... :/ |
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| That was a cool ep. Looks like the plot will take a more interesting turn for the last few episodes. I have a feeling Mio will die though. =( |
| Wait.... So what the fuck happened Mio? Like from the end of the last episode with the gun.. Did I miss something? Oh well. This has been a pretty average show so far, I might as well finish it. |
| Good episode. Laughed a bit at how Mio just walked out when Minna was pointin' the gun at her. That chick is badass. |
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| It's hard to take Mio getting shot seriously when she knew her shields were weak and could have easily just dodged the shots instead of sitting there with her shield up. I realize this entire show takes a whole lot of suspension of disbelief, but that's just too stupid to ignore. Lame, forced drama is lame. |
| So who failed? Miyafuji or Sakamoto? Is the Neuroi tricking or is it really not the enemy? Cliffhanger. :/ |
| Why wasn't the nurse wearing any pants? what kind of "nurse" is she O.o The major is quite dumb I must say,i use to like her character now in 1 episode i don't >.> Sent with Mal Updater |
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| Dude, Sakamoto is such a badass. She just walks away from someone with a gun. I thought it was only the witches that didn't wear pants; guess not... Anyways, things are starting to get interesting. |
| This turn of events is nuts! So, once you stop being a teen you lose your magical powers huh? Hmmm, the major wanted to pass on her skills to Yoshika before retirement, looks like she ran out of time. Neuroi stuff is becoming interesting. At first I thought it was just a bland hook for the action scenes but there has been some real thought put into this! me likes! |
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| Why was that nurse not wearing pants???? Sigh I'm loving Sakamoto, she's awesome! I was a little wowed that she's 20 |
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| This show satisfies my loli needs, however the plot took a good turn, and I actually felt that Neuroi wasn't the enemy, that shooting on sight mentality is fucked up man. Regarding the discussion about WWII fighter planes. The Spitfire and Zero were indeed awesome, the P-51 a little, but the Messerschmidt was the best of the best. Hell after Germany was -sadly- defeated America and Russia drained the german scientist off knowledge. |
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| So the power weakens once they reach a certain age? That would explain why they're all young. Even if Mio survives I doubt she'll be flying again. I wonder what the truth about the neuroids is. |
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| That sure was an interesting episode, gets you thinking the first who attacked those where the humans, but are they really the enemy? Interesting stuff lets see what's next! |
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| That cliff hanger was a bust. I was expecting some huge twist. I guess the Neuroi are related to Sanya. Maybe Sanya is one of them. |
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| Well that beginning was cheezy and short, I was expecting something better. LOL, Perrine always get jealous when Sakamoto is with Yoshika. That Neuroi was strange though when it is having fun with Yoshika until the end... |
| i wonder if Neuroi are a new species something like a newborn because they seem to be mimicing them a lot |
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