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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Another nice episode! We get to learn of the training and more of its steps. First of all I find it extreme in the following,  To use live robots to train but it does give out a realism TBH. Second of all live fire in the following,  That looks dangerous. However it proves none the less Burst comments, in short I find Nagisa quite pitiful in the spoiler Looks like firing practice in the spoiler Lovely showers in the spoiler Finally I would like to turn attention to the spoiler Regardless a good info episode. Might edit later. |
| Watched this an hour ago. Okada is clearly challenging Urobuchi. One helluva episode. They expected to dance and sing... Nope, they have to shoot and fight first. xD |
soulassassin547May 13, 2012 5:32 PM
| I play, the haters lose. |
| The training was excellent and very regimental at times due to the militaristic nature of most of the training but also with a glimpse of standard idol rehearsals. That training mission for the selection process was very well executed, it didn't seem like training at all well until Chieri woke up from being shot in the chest by a paintball round, it still gave me a fright though as I thought she got hit by a real bullet in her attempt to save Nagisa. Loved the fact Tsubasa actually unmasked the mechs that were attacking the trainees as AKB0048's own mechs, I was expecting some captured mechs from the enemy converted for training use. Nagisa and Chieri make a good team and the others also did quite well. Love the sleeping quarters, the beehive shape reminds me of the pod accommodations in some Japanese hotels which are used mainly by tired Japanese businessmen who need to sleep after a long day of work and don't want to or are too far away from their homes.. Yuka fainting in relief was lolworthy. 5/5 10/10 |
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| Not bad, not bad at all. There's just something unique having a gunfight while a concert is going on. |
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| In the middle of the episode, I was think, oh, this is how the tryout (selection) works. Let most of them die and have the survivors pass. Well, in the end, no one dies, that's good. But I wonder how the bombs worked. o_o And also, the music is great~ |
ShihMay 13, 2012 7:28 PM
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| I have just finish watching this episode, to be honest I thought it was a real gun battle myself and until I saw Chieri alive, but it was just paintball. Then after I realize it was some kind of selected test. Nagisa x Chieri teamwork was so awesome. +1 ^_^ The story progness quiet good, didn't expect it should be this good. +1 ^_^ The concept it's not that all bad, I'm not much of AKB fan but I do love they songs, the song beginner was so good, like heavy rotation. Now they become 77th generation Kenkyusei. I do wonder what kind of planet they going to live now. ^_^ P.S: The training was quite fun to watch too, micro laser woot <(:<-) Overall rating: 9/10 To be next stage in the spoilerbox |
BlackbirdMay 14, 2012 12:28 AM
Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Girls und Panzer der Film ) / from Nishizumi Miho |
| Totally in love with this series AND this episode. It was fun to watch, especially towards the end. Those mecha look positively BADASS, and sending a bunc of preteens with guns at them... yes please. I should have expected it to be just a set up to test them, but I was genuinely surprised in the end. And nice action there. Also, I LOVE the design of AKB's spaceships. they look porno. Btw, when the girls digpiled on that training robot and Orine hit him with the stick... anyone else reminded of how homura hit that barrel in madoka? XD |
| I want Rambo in a mecha-suit with a laser-chainsaw gun that fires nuclear warheads, fighting the love-child of Predator, Alien, a group of Bangladeshi terrorists, and Satan. (Actually that would be a pretty sick show) - StopDropAndBowl |
| If those candidates were actually shot to death, I would have given this episode a perfect score. |
| Isn't there a better quality for that Youtube video? The sound quality for the anime is so much better than this Youtube video, it said 1080p but the quality is aweful. akbfan said: |
Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Girls und Panzer der Film ) / from Nishizumi Miho |
Both training and the battle were entertaining. Great episode. |
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| The music is amazing (especially the OP). Nagisa is a boss. This show is legit. These are the facts. |
| Video rants & stuff: Top 12 Heart-Wrenching Scenes in Anime | DraconisMarch Video Club |
| Precure for otaku :P I need to remind myself that this series is just a vehicle to sell CDs, toys and other stuff to some fans - just cut those CGI they are still atrocious but nevertheless Akibastar was hilarious XD previous two episodes were quite bad, not horrible just bland bonus points for AK guns - they still use them in the future :D good choice but it still can be called Symphogear 2 - it's equally silly, trying to be dark and not so good (while being entertaining) |
Dalek-bakaMay 14, 2012 3:56 AM
| wow show is going great loving a lot of it. Only few things are I agree that the CGI is meh, and the glasses girl has a dull lifeless cliche personality. Everything else is great. |
| Loving this show ~ I was also tricked by the guns and was bawling when Chieri got hit xD This really is so much more amazing than I thought it would be when they first announced it, and it's definitely no Idolm@ster clone. |
| Yeah, I didn't think the battle was real, but I was still relieved when it turned out to be paintballs. |
| I like how there are no previews for the next episode. Sometimes they're nice, like the ones in Zombie of the Dead, or Acchi Kocchi, cause they're entertaining and don't really reveal anything, but a lot of the time they give too much away about what the next episode is going to be like. And I far prefer the mystery of not knowing what's coming next I really look forward to next week ~ |
vampko said: I like how there are no previews for the next episode. Sometimes they're nice, like the ones in Zombie of the Dead, or Acchi Kocchi, cause they're entertaining and don't really reveal anything, but a lot of the time they give too much away about what the next episode is going to be like. And I far prefer the mystery of not knowing what's coming next I really look forward to next week ~ actually, there ARE previews, they are just on http://akb0048.jp/ and they aren#t released right away. I think I saw the preview to Ep3 on saturday or something. |
| I want Rambo in a mecha-suit with a laser-chainsaw gun that fires nuclear warheads, fighting the love-child of Predator, Alien, a group of Bangladeshi terrorists, and Satan. (Actually that would be a pretty sick show) - StopDropAndBowl |
Wordsmith said: vampko said: I like how there are no previews for the next episode. Sometimes they're nice, like the ones in Zombie of the Dead, or Acchi Kocchi, cause they're entertaining and don't really reveal anything, but a lot of the time they give too much away about what the next episode is going to be like. And I far prefer the mystery of not knowing what's coming next I really look forward to next week ~ actually, there ARE previews, they are just on http://akb0048.jp/ and they aren#t released right away. I think I saw the preview to Ep3 on saturday or something. Ah, well, that still stands to reason that I like how they're not in the episode itself. |
vampko said: Ah, well, that still stands to reason that I like how they're not in the episode itself. yeah, just an info, so those who want them know where to look for them and those who don#t want them know where to avoid them^^ |
| I want Rambo in a mecha-suit with a laser-chainsaw gun that fires nuclear warheads, fighting the love-child of Predator, Alien, a group of Bangladeshi terrorists, and Satan. (Actually that would be a pretty sick show) - StopDropAndBowl |
akbfan said: Actually it's not like that. The show isn't aired on any major TV station in Japan, despite the pull that AKB48 have in Japan. They can totally get primetime slot on big major station without even trying. The producer didn't show interest in simulcast either because CR said they bid on every anime but AKB0048 isn't on the list. If the intention is money and to help make some anime otakus like AKB (since anime otakus HATE them), they're not even attempting to promote to show that much which will limit their intake. They hate them? o.O wat?! ok not that I want to understand how they think and what shapes their decisions - but it's weird on the other side fact that it's not aired, as you wrote, is strange but they must have some plan how do to it, I hope so ah just one thing as maybe I haven't written it clearly I wasn't writing this as something bad - if they want to make some money, sell toys, CD and rest - than let them earn money I'm 100% fine with it as long as show used to do it is good - and this one somehow is (minus CGI part) |
| well, about this episode,, i find it kinda..... weird.. its like "have fun over the suffering of others" Dalek-baka said: akbfan said: Actually it's not like that. The show isn't aired on any major TV station in Japan, despite the pull that AKB48 have in Japan. They can totally get primetime slot on big major station without even trying. The producer didn't show interest in simulcast either because CR said they bid on every anime but AKB0048 isn't on the list. If the intention is money and to help make some anime otakus like AKB (since anime otakus HATE them), they're not even attempting to promote to show that much which will limit their intake. perhaps some of them are nijikon..? so if the anime based on real character, they'll think.... IMO |
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| For a sec there, I thought that was a serious battle but if that was serious the enemy would be near the singers and not on the outskirts of the concert. Im glad they all made it past the selection round. |
| Okay I wasn't sure if they are going to pass the "final test" because they were fighting a Metal Gear mecha called Aggressor with only a AK47. I mean as far as remember they were trained to fight a human soldier/human size enemy not a MG. But whatever glad that was over now I can see the real thing !! |
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| LOL Best episode so far. Idolm@cross 7 has already proven itself to be more entertaining show than IdolM@ster or Macross 7 either were |
| That was a pretty decent ep. The song during the fighting was catchy O_O First half of the ep was kinda cheesy ( Screaming out don't fight and the girls complaining ), but the second half saved it for me. It's hilarious seeing cute girls firing weapons and fighting mobile suits. I admit I laughed a bit when I saw a few of the fodder girls getting shot hehe. |
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| Good episode, the music was really good in this episode...it didnt feel as hype as the previous but it was still really good. |
| Some otaku are really crazy... I grew in love with AKB48 because of my very first PSP game: Moeru Moejong Mahjong Then later on I just didn't pay as much attention to them, this show is making me want to get back into their fandom ~ |
| Nice episode, the fighting part was good. I hate the CGI in this show though, it's so bad. It's been nice so far, I hope it won't get repetitive. Looking forward to more. |
I almost never read discussions after I made my post, if you want to reply PM me or post on my profile page. |
| Another good episode, I really do enjoy this but holy shit looked the CG stuff during the performance rough, how can the staff be okay with that, jeez. |
| This anime is completely ridiculous. It shouldn't, by all means, be good. ...but it is. That concert scene with the lolis fighting mechs that look like a combination of Warhammer 40k Dreadnoughts and some of the robots from the Mechwarrior franchise set to Beginner was fucking AWESOME. Admittedly it probably helps that the only AKB48 song I even like is Beginner, but that scene made it even better. With this and Sankarea I'm being pleasantly surprised by this season, two things I watched to laugh at with a couple of my housemates which both turned out far better than they had any right to be. |
Yvese said: That was a pretty decent ep. The song during the fighting was catchy O_O Duh! It's AKB48. Their songs are most of the time catchy. That's pop for ya. Although I would like the series to have more substance and character development instead. |
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? |
| Episode 3 was so amazing ;~; there's something strangely attractive and intoxicating about this series. Watching AKB0048 perform Beginner whilst the KKS run around shooting robots was just too epic. I was pretty shocked the girls became Kenkyuusei so early though, I'm really interested to see where the rest of the show is going to go. Nagisa's still my favourite character~ |
| I almost thought everyone would be dead by now, thank goodness it's just paint balls. |
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akbfan said: -stares- Never was a fan of music videos... but I'm really loving the song. The music video is interesting... and blood <3 I'm really starting to like this anime. The first episode didn't pull me in, but I really like the selection process. :D Looking forward to next week! |
| Well, that had me fooled. I thought they where really getting killed out there.When I realize that, I was laughing. |
| This was a fucking awesome episode tbh. I really liked the whole fight scene and combined with the songs playing in the background, it was great. Nice to see the girls protect each other and Chieri getting closer to Yuuka. I wanna see Chieri be close to the other 3 original girls like the way they were before. Thought they were seriously getting killed out there tbh... gg I am owned. Never was a fan of AKB but these songs were pretty nice, gotta check em out. |
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| What happened to the 76th generation? Was there one and they got promoted? We know that the 75th only had 2 members and the 77th has the 7. Also the 75th and 77th were combined into one. The 76th...the missing generation. Mmmm.....This is something Kanzaki should look into. |
| What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about? |
| I must correct myself. Just found out in epi. 7 that generation 76 does exist. Looks like there is 5 members. That is all. |
| What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about? |
| Awesome ep! I was thinking how tough their trial on the battlefield must have been but it all worked out in the end. It was great seeing the girls band together and protect what they love. Beginner was amazing. |
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