Knights of Sidonia
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| My god, I even rushed my shower just to watch this. The Sidonians were like splat here, splat there. THE SOUND EFFECTS ARE WAY TOO EPIC! 11/10! I am glad Tanikaze isn't one of those weak protagonists in other anime. He's such a badass. 5/5 Next episode: Adrift |
"The one true, unchanging righteousness in the world is..cuteness! Cute makes right! All our needs, desires, and instincts seek cuteness, and it is for cuteness that we will give everything we have! That's just the way men are!" - Sora |
| Well, this episode was quite engaging :) Felt rather sorry for the poor trainee's and everyone when the emergency "thrust in one direction to dodge" maneuver occurred. So many deaths...the splats will haunt my dreams tonight *shivers* It'll be interesting to see how Tanikaze and friend will make it back. I like the emergency sphere their spacesuits seem to have in them - gives you a sense of space and "which way is up" and all - something rather important in a void with landmarks being basically nonexistent. It'd also add a method of extra protection from the void depending on its construction. I somehow doubt we'll recieve any info on it though... :( |
| Epic! That evasive manoeuvre of Sidonia was one hell of an attraction RIP to the casualties, because of it Tanikaze killing the Gauna after was just engaging and retrieving the lost Hoshijiro was just as romantic as Akai did to save Momose Reckless, but understandable |
| That was amazing. One of the best episodes of all the anime this season. |
ollythirteen said: HowTragic said: That sudden gravitational release was brutal, though I can't help scratch my head at the guy that was right behind Izana, Shizuka, and Nagate who kind of just stood there without latching on, even though there was more than enough space. Super nice extra character doesn't intrude upon Nagate's harem. Finally Nagate's time to shine. Without even a second thought he rushed after Shizuka at the cost of his own life. This is how true relationships develop. None of that mushycrap they stuff down your throat in school life harems. Spring 2014 anime done right in the form of Knights of Sidonia, No Game No Life, and Hitsugi no Chaika. THIS GUY KNOWS! (I'd remove Hitsugi no Chaika, though and replace it with Ping Pong but that's just me) Wow how did I forget Ping Pong on this list? God save my soul. The sheer epicness of Ping Pong transcends the realm of words. That ep 4 blew me away. |
| MAL Score Logic: Knights Of Cydonia 7.31 Well Written Sci-Fi story with awesome sound effects and interesting 3d style. It's only drawback is that the framerate is shit. Mahouka 7.98 Regular shonen crap with incest-related jokes, weak story and harem elements. I heard that the light novel is much better. WTF? In my opinion, Cydonia is worth much higher score |
| -Whistles- Damn, lots of deaths.... Man, those walls got a new paint job. Hope they like red... This episode had me on edge, and I didn't want it to end. <3 |
| I think there was a flaw in the adaptation here, the reason why Nagate managed to explode the Gauna wasn't as clear as in the manga. |
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ArdenFolgore said: MAL Score Logic: Knights Of Cydonia 7.31 Well Written Sci-Fi story with awesome sound effects and interesting 3d style. It's only drawback is that the framerate is shit. Mahouka 7.98 Regular shonen crap with incest-related jokes, weak story and harem elements. I heard that the light novel is much better. WTF? In my opinion, Cydonia is worth much higher score Mahouka has incest and the most generic shit in both narrative and character designs possible, thus it is anime of the year by MAL standards. :) |
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| I've rewatched this episode a few times already just for the dramatic & detail sound effects, awesome episode, great suspense |
HowTragic said: Spring 2014 anime done right in the form of Knights of Sidonia, No Game No Life, and Hitsugi no Chaika. SPOT ON my friend. Isshukan Friend, Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou and Brynhildr are also decent for this season. |
| Harem start. |
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| Awesome episode. This is definitely underrated. |
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HowTragic said: Super nice extra character doesn't intrude upon Nagate's harem. See I was right. Though not a traditional one indeed. Well now, it's Nihei Tsutomu, so we can't go wrong there. Thank god for the animation style, people don't get deformed, so I guess that's the upside for 3DCGI. Still inexcusable for 3fps. Now I actually have something to look forward to every week. Maybe even more than Ping Pong now. LAWL what am I saying EVERYONE looks the fuckin same here. SHIT. NO ONE, LOOKS, BAD. Everyone just HAS to look like a photogenic smugass muthafuk. It just better not become something stupid like the #1 recommendation for this. Someone disperse that thing from there. AnimageNeby said: Speaking of erections... The Gauna's higgs-particle-beam-canon (or whatever it was called) I thought looked like... well, a cross between a banana and a penis. Which then ejaculated plasma. Finally someone I can relate to. What I thought though was that it looked more like an animal's DICK that had it's foreskin peeled three-way. |
zetsu_shorenMay 2, 2014 12:59 PM
| Oh and in before first kiss with someone other than Shinatose. |
Fai said: ArdenFolgore said: MAL Score Logic: Knights Of Cydonia 7.31 Well Written Sci-Fi story with awesome sound effects and interesting 3d style. It's only drawback is that the framerate is shit. Mahouka 7.98 Regular shonen crap with incest-related jokes, weak story and harem elements. I heard that the light novel is much better. WTF? In my opinion, Cydonia is worth much higher score Mahouka has incest and the most generic shit in both narrative and character designs possible, thus it is anime of the year by MAL standards. :) But the incest part is the one I see people complained about the most although Mahouka has much worse flaws than incest. The high score stemmed from the rabid LN fan base who gave it 9s and 10s before even watching the first episode and even when the first few episodes really suck, they believe it's gonna get better since the LN is like that. Of course there's also the wish fulfillment part. People who like to imagine themselves as an incredibly OP MC like Tatsuya who's popular with women without trying much. Tanikaze for all his skills, doesn't really stand out as a character even if he's famous as the only person who stood up against gauna. |
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| SPLAT OMG!!!!!!! Tanikaze is BA!!!!!!!! Saved her YES!!!!!! The hell with you Kunato Oh Damn Adrift OMG !!!! |
| My god all those splatters inside Sidonia when the impact happened..... made me so damn happy that they aren't going for some PG-13 censorship crap. This is what true disaster survival looks like: Gritty, bloody, ugly as heck. Survive the crash, maybe lose a few friends and maybe a few limbs as well. I have to say, I picked this show up on a whim as it wasn't initially on my to-watch list, the animation wasn't really doing it for me at first, but oh hell this story is so intriguing, there's no glossing over anything, and the characters react like actual people! When Momose completely lost it last episode after watching her boyfriend die, you could totally understand it. Nagate's act-first-think-later attitude resounds throughout the first four episodes (that part when he broke his hand stealing rice kinda showed how much of a one track mind he has). All that training his grandpa made him do finally paid off, he knew instinctively what to do with that Kabizashi. Kunato can pose, bitch and try to steal all the limelight that he wants, but when push comes to shove, he'll probably be the first to get his arse handed to him. Everyone knows who's the true hero. He's got nothing on all those shifts that Nagate pulled underground in the flight sim beating those Gauna. Absolutely NOTHING! I'm probably going to go pick up the manga just because of the show. Can't wait till next week! |
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| There were so many countdowns in this episode. Countdowns are epic. ArdenFolgore said: MAL Score Logic: Knights Of Cydonia 7.31 Well Written Sci-Fi story with awesome sound effects and interesting 3d style. It's only drawback is that the framerate is shit. Mahouka 7.98 Regular shonen crap with incest-related jokes, weak story and harem elements. I heard that the light novel is much better. WTF? In my opinion, Cydonia is worth much higher score The masses have shit taste. |
| Sweet mother of Sci Fi Goodness, that was some of the best action I've seen in a while. The magnificent sound effects just give so much emphasis to what you're seeing on screen. You're really terrified when they did that acceleration maneuver. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| I have goosebumps all over my body. That was so epic! I feel bad for those who dropped thhis show because of the animation. |
| They'll probably send a squad to pick up Nagate because it'd be extremely stupid on their part to let the only person who can kill a guana die out in space. |
dragonlight said: They'll probably send a squad to pick up Nagate because it'd be extremely stupid on their part to let the only person who can kill a guana die out in space. |
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skudoops said: I'm going to make a guess here but if we go with what you are saying (which sounds pretty feasible) I assume she had always planned for nagate to use the retrieved spear to fight it, or at least his squad. |
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| love the story, love the CG, love the splatter scenes! and the start of Nagate's harem |
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| So many deaths. Tanikaze you badass Really took the spotlight this episode. Hm, seems like Nagate will have saved Shizuka which is good :D |
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| Tanikaze = Badass. |
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| AMAZING episode goosebumps everywhere great drama 5/5 loved it officially the most underrated/dark horse of the season |
zzzeallyMay 2, 2014 5:42 PM
| Fantastic episode. I love how clearly everything is shown. Impressive CGI |
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| Mayhe they should have invested in magnetic boots instead of hand rails. Sure, when a 100 ton building falls on you it won't help, but at least you won't fall onto said building because you didn't find a hand rail in time. And Tanikaze saving Shizuka is a given. Well, okay, given the deaths we had the "saving" part might not be a given, but that he somehow gets back to the Sidonia, thats sure. Is there even any show that killed off the supposed main character and took a totally different, unexpected turn? Not *some* major character, but the one and only super-badass MC who can survive anything? |
| Amazing episode! I'm in love with this show! |
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NwAurion said: Mayhe they should have invested in magnetic boots instead of hand rails. Sure, when a 100 ton building falls on you it won't help, but at least you won't fall onto said building because you didn't find a hand rail in time. considering the amount of G forces acting on an entire city, I think your ankles will shatter from the momentum of your upper body lol |
| Awesome, fucking awesome. This has become one of my favorite anime of this season. I didn't expect such violence, the part of the people being splattered everywhere was HEAVY, and that's how I liked it. Nagate was pretty badass, I like the usual concept of the naive/silly yet talented pilot. Outstanding CGI and excellent sounds. skudoops said: Question, do you guys think that commander was right with her actions? Yes I understand it bought them time to get themselves ready, but what exactly was she planning to do? I'm an anime-only viewer but I believe that is hinted that the commander doesn't want the Gauna to come closer to the Sidonia for further reasons, I have this feeling. Or perhaps she knew about Nagate's potentiality and his determined hostility towards Gauna and expected him to kill it. Even if I'm wrong, this is no matter of being "rightful" or "wrong", her choice was understandable, I probably would have done the same. |
AkanezoraMay 2, 2014 7:39 PM
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| Good epi. Very close to the manga. :) Izana, I can date you, fuck that Nagate guy... |
| liek i said before i dont like cgi but this anime just blow my mind usually you dont see that mass of deaths at the beggining of an anime but this is too good the anime has a really good start and just hope doesnt end with a crappy ending |
Seoko said: Thank you. Another reason why Sidonia no Kishi should be top spot.I like how this show emphasise a lot on the physics side such as de-accelerating, inertia and relative speed in space. E.g it shows Sidionia being able to accelerate out of the gauna trajectory, the gauna even if metres apart from sidionia can't just stop since its probably travelling over hundreds and thousand of miles per hour. Hardly any sci-fi shows that, and Sidonia just ticks everything. |
| YAHHHH Hoshijiro is my favorite character, and now I get to wait forever to see if she makes it. This episode was SO good. That preview music at the end is YES. |
Akanezora said: Awesome, fucking awesome. This has become one of my favorite anime of this season. I didn't expect such violence, the part of the people being splattered everywhere was HEAVY, and that's how I liked it. Nagate was pretty badass, I like the usual concept of the naive/silly yet talented pilot. Outstanding CGI and excellent sounds. skudoops said: Question, do you guys think that commander was right with her actions? Yes I understand it bought them time to get themselves ready, but what exactly was she planning to do? I'm an anime-only viewer but I believe that is hinted that the commander doesn't want the Gauna to come closer to the Sidonia for further reasons, I have this feeling. Or perhaps she knew about Nagate's potentiality and his determined hostility towards Gauna and expected him to kill it. Even if I'm wrong, this is no matter of being "rightful" or "wrong", her choice was understandable, I probably would have done the same. Think about why Nagate's father went underground in the first place. If his genetic code is so useful for fighting gauna, why did he go into hiding? Mentioned this a few pages back, but the commander seems more like the bad guy (eventual plot twist maybe?) than anyone else. Sure, sometimes you have to make sacrifices, but not much has been said about the Gauna yet, so to me evading it like that shows that she's very determined on the Gauna never coming close to Sidonia. Why? We don't know yet, but that ominous transformation into the form of girl that was eaten a few episodes ago tells me there's more to the Gauna than we know and she's trying to hide something. |
| This anime is one of the best animated sci fi. |
jimjameswhatever said: NwAurion said: Mayhe they should have invested in magnetic boots instead of hand rails. Sure, when a 100 ton building falls on you it won't help, but at least you won't fall onto said building because you didn't find a hand rail in time. considering the amount of G forces acting on an entire city, I think your ankles will shatter from the momentum of your upper body lol Kondo-Isao said: Seoko said: Thank you. Another reason why Sidonia no Kishi should be top spot.I like how this show emphasise a lot on the physics side such as de-accelerating, inertia and relative speed in space. E.g it shows Sidionia being able to accelerate out of the gauna trajectory, the gauna even if metres apart from sidionia can't just stop since its probably travelling over hundreds and thousand of miles per hour. Hardly any sci-fi shows that, and Sidonia just ticks everything. YES Those two things also stimulated my interest for their attention to physics. But instead of a belt with a hook or gravity boots, why not just a magnetic suit itself? Just go to a wall (that is if the walls were metallic) facing either front or back (maybe both sides could have magnetic panels on the suit), and just activate it so that your torso which happens to be the centre of your body would just stay still. Oooohooohoooo innoveishuns innoveishuns I am curious about how the force of gravity works when you're accelerating, and when you're moving at a constant speed. If you're standing in a train going a constant speed, same with buses, it wouldn't feel like you're either being pushed forward or pushed back (depending on where you're facing while standing). The idea of limits in calculus could be a relevant concept. The closer you are to the value, the smaller the surrounding values become. The further you are, the stronger the g-force depending on whether it's accelerating or decelerating. Basically, the closer you are to the limit, the closer you are to being at a constant speed. But if the train was to accelerate, you'd be pushed back if you were facing the direction it is accelerating towards. Is that how it works in vacuum too? In a space of 0 gravity? But then again, they seem to have had their own gravity within Sidonia, so I guess it couldn't be considered zero gravity, lol. |
zetsu_shorenMay 2, 2014 11:01 PM
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