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Feb 23, 2013 10:09 AM
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Pretty good episode.

The performance was pleasant to hear. It's nice to see some action also and teamwork! I thought the song worked pretty well doing the fight scenes but wow @ the end. Shit went down!

Damn:


Yuuuuuuuuuko
Stark700Feb 23, 2013 10:13 AM
Feb 23, 2013 11:08 AM
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ATSUYUU MOMENT~ and then MARIATSU moment <333

So great to see the writer incorporate the girls' real life friendship into the show~ ^w^
But fuq you~~!!!! stay away from pervy squirrel D:
Yuko can't die like that...T^T



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I love how they used Korogaru~ the song fit the situation so much. Maybe next ep, they'll sing Kaze wa Fuiteiru since the song is about rebuilding and revival
akbfanFeb 23, 2013 11:21 AM
Feb 23, 2013 11:19 AM
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Mind = blown
Feb 23, 2013 11:44 AM
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Cant belive in this episode.... Yukoo ;---; /sobs

Maybe in this season they'll say exactly why that happens?
Feb 23, 2013 12:08 PM
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Shocking isn't it edge of your seat
Feb 23, 2013 2:52 PM
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Talk about a major cliff hanger :U
Feb 23, 2013 3:13 PM
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Center nova... Center nova... Center novbababababa
i should not say this but it was kinda funny xD

Sensei sensei gonna die? o.o

Perharps sensei sensei is a big one kirara that can talk :D

Or the kiraras of first generation of akb xD
sigh..
Feb 23, 2013 3:53 PM
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Damn...That was epic.
Feb 23, 2013 3:55 PM
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Are those space folds that I see?! (From Macross Frontier).

To summarize the Kirara mystery, basically, under certain conditions with enormous amount of Kirara power, Kirara are able to create a space fold.

Mi-chan wants to go through the space fold to find Acchan. While Chieri's father wants the mineral (duo...something) under the planet.

Now the real mystery is Sensei-Sensei. What he (or it) really is. Tsubasa says that Sensei-Sensei and Akiba-Star is in trouble if Zodiac gets to the temple. But what I don't understand is why Chieri's father makes the Center Nova happen if his primary target is just the mineral. :/

Want to see preview of next episode. >_<
ShihFeb 23, 2013 7:51 PM
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My jaw just dropped upon watching this ep.. O___O
Feb 23, 2013 5:22 PM

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Suddenly I got a strong Macross vibe watching this episode.... The bittersweet-ness that Satelight is so good at...
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
Feb 23, 2013 7:07 PM

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You are not the only symbv, this show actually getting better. :)

Yuuko oh no!! :(

Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Girls und Panzer der Film ) / from Nishizumi Miho

Feb 23, 2013 7:23 PM

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i feel sad for yuuko

this ep made me feel sad :(
Feb 23, 2013 8:00 PM

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why isnt yuuko just a main character already? shes all over every freakin ep
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Feb 23, 2013 8:15 PM

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I dunno they even made flashback story.
I knew it was flashback when they show Aachan in the preview, but haven't we seen anime before when a character just end up dying or disappearing but not a main character.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Girls und Panzer der Film ) / from Nishizumi Miho

Feb 23, 2013 8:20 PM
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There are more "main characters" than Nagisa no Cherry Chieri
Yuko play a HUGE part of the real AKB, of course they have to give her plot lines. This development bring the story forward for the other members to feel motivated too but....

YUUUKOOOO~~!!!!1111!!!!!
My baby deserve to be center in 3D and 2D, not explode like that..wtf is that?!!!! Kill off Paruru the other useless characters like the new ones that was added this season. They're just filler characters and don't do sh*t anyway.


Feb 23, 2013 8:42 PM

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Holy crap...I don't even...wow. What a crazy episode.
This season has been non-stop intensity, seriously.
Feb 23, 2013 9:25 PM

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Damn. Shit just got real.
Feb 23, 2013 9:44 PM

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Crap.... That was really unexpected ><
Feb 23, 2013 10:40 PM

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http://puu.sh/27rXs

....

There are no words that can describe the emotions I had in this episode :(

Edit: Why it is not Saturday again? The next episode will be painful to wait for. :(
RDF2050Feb 23, 2013 10:44 PM
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That was kinda disappointing imo....
I love how Yuuko did things, but the ep just felt disconnected or maybe the development was too sudden
Feb 23, 2013 11:52 PM

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Crazy episode! Man, can't believe Yuuko is gone!
You can just be yourself. Do things your own way, one step at a time. You'll get there. Just be yourself, you'll be fine."
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Feb 23, 2013 11:56 PM

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That was selfish of Yuuko to just leave! :'(
But... Chieri's Dad is getting on my nerve :|
lol
Feb 24, 2013 12:06 AM

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RDF2050 said:
http://puu.sh/27rXs
The thing is it only applies to Macross Frontier but not other Kawamori's anime. Where is the big pop stars doing OP/ED for Aquarion EVOL for example? And AKB0048 does not even have any romance. And I am not even talking about successful anime Kawamori did in the past. Really stupid stuff.
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
Feb 24, 2013 12:25 AM
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FINALLY.
I was missing this part of the series. I mean, they are cute and stuff, but since I'm not a AKB48 fan, I was waiting for shit to go down. And it finally did!

But Yuko and the "Center nova" obsession...I know she wants to be the best and to protect everyone, but she wasn't thinking clearly at all. I mean, when they disappear, they leave everyone behind. To fight alone, rebuild alone, and find someone else to take their place. I hope they explain the whole phenomenon of them disappearing soon.

Also, they destroyed the hell out of that planet...Actually seeing them start singing felt out of place...I almost wanted them to just fight. But they get stronger through singing, so at least they picked a "tough" song.
Feb 24, 2013 2:19 AM

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Oh my god...
Feb 24, 2013 2:34 AM
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This isn't 0048 anymore. But I like lol

I get goosebumps watching every single episodes. This one is not an exception. Suspense from start to end. A team K song for a battle theme. Nice one. Yuko is now officially a fourth dimensional human being.
I think therefore I am. Lulz☆彡
Feb 24, 2013 3:54 AM

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Damn, is the competition even trying?
I play, the haters lose.
Feb 24, 2013 6:51 AM

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Thinking how Chieri will feel when discover that was her own father that destroyed the planet that they love so much...

Hope sensei sensei be all right... perharps next episode we will see who will be next acchan because everyone gonna have deep feelings about all this :x
sigh..
Feb 24, 2013 7:27 AM

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FINALLY after 20 or so episodes DES did something that should be done from the start. Attack enemy base - sure it would mean bad PR but I don't think they care about it so much. But that was best part of this episode (leaving planet without Sensei-sensei or whatever is in that temple was weird thou).

And that is interesting thing with Center Nova - you open door to different dimension and than you explode.
How nice :3
Feb 24, 2013 7:55 AM

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I feel like we have the solution for the graduation position of Chieri and Nagisa. Nagisa becomes the new Yuuko since Yuuko is gone ;_; and Chieri becomes new Acc-chan.
This anime is just epic, it makes me never underestimate any anime that you haven't try.
Feb 24, 2013 9:04 AM

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When Yuko started singing I got goosebumps! Best episode so far ;___; I expected Yuko to become Center Nova at some point but not like this. I hope next episode is just as great.
Feb 24, 2013 9:24 AM

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I'm speechless....

just,
wow...
❑ Single
❑ Taken
✔ Mentally dating a character that doesn't actually exist
Feb 24, 2013 11:13 AM

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This was epic, definitely the best episode so far.
The story is getting interesting, and my expectations are high.
Please let this deliver!
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Feb 24, 2013 11:13 AM

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ow shit got real... after slow paced episode recently, this got serious again.. nice



but on another note. please just kill chieri-papa.. really hate him now...
how can he do that to peaceful planet like that just for stupid ambition? really..

Feb 24, 2013 11:22 AM
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joshua_mai said:
Nagisa becomes the new Yuuko since Yuuko is gone ;_; and Chieri becomes new Accha-chan.


Nagisa as Yuuko and Chieri as Acchan? Someone else was thinking the same thing and made this fanart




Gotta said Chieri looks really cute with short hair. She makes a very beautiful Acchan.
Feb 24, 2013 11:46 AM
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NO ONE CUTS MY CHIERI'S HAIR!
Feb 24, 2013 11:58 AM
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yuko is really perfect for the center nova!!!
Feb 24, 2013 12:09 PM

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1idd0kun said:
joshua_mai said:
Nagisa becomes the new Yuuko since Yuuko is gone ;_; and Chieri becomes new Accha-chan.
Nagisa as Yuuko and Chieri as Acchan? Someone else was thinking the same thing and made this fanart
Make sense, Nagisa is a fan of Yuuko after all.
Feb 24, 2013 12:39 PM
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I personally think Nagisa is too "weak" to be Yuuko. <<
I could see her as a quiet Acchan, but Yuuko was very firey and driven. Not that Nagisa's not driven, but she doesn't have the same passion has Yuuko has (had?).
Feb 24, 2013 1:14 PM
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That gate Yuuko opened was the kirara-drive effect. She didn't just disappear, she went somewhere.
Feb 24, 2013 1:27 PM

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Chieri's dad said something about: "Last condition to invoke a Center Nova: a life-or-death battle concert"

This means Acchan had such a concert as well or what?!
Oh Gods, I need the next episode!!! This week will be horrible!
To be honest, I am somehow glad Yuuko disappeared. She is already pretty long in 0048, there are other members who need to succeed too!
Still, I hope they will find a way to bring Acchan and Yuuko back!

And for me it looks like Chieri is going to be the next Yuuko, Kanata the next Takamina and Nagisa the next Acchan ;)
Feb 24, 2013 1:30 PM
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Not that Nagisa's not driven, but she doesn't have the same passion has Yuuko has (had?).


I think that's bound to change now that Yuuko has disappeared. Remember that Nagisa is a fan of her and admires her a lot. After she gets over what happened with Yuuko, I'm pretty sure Nagisa will become a lot more driven and passionate.

I really wouldn't be surprised if Nagisa becomes the next Yuuko successor. I admit it's more likely that she'll become Acchan but becoming Yuuko could work too, and it kinda makes more sense in a way (and it'd be less predictable, which is always a plus).
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F*CK, she better have not died.. DIsappeared as a center nova is fine. but just that. since some of the plot is uncovering the mystery of the disappearances of the center nova, if she did disappear we MIGHT see her again.

Anyways Wow this was a turn of events episode.
I just can't understand why there is only 13 episodes each season. It could very well have more episodes and still be as great!

Poor nagisa, she really admired Yuuko.

but if the order is correct.

Acchan was admired by Yuuko, Yuuko was admired by Nagisa, and well Nagisa might be next to become Center Nova. IDK.
we'll see.

I love this anime. and it's songs!
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strawberryfuma said:
I personally think Nagisa is too "weak" to be Yuuko. <<
I could see her as a quiet Acchan, but Yuuko was very firey and driven. Not that Nagisa's not driven, but she doesn't have the same passion has Yuuko has (had?).


I agree with this completely. Yuuko has always been a driven character, even as an understudy, with lots of spunk and competitiveness. I just don't see that kind of spark in Nagisa. In that regard, I think Cheiri would suit Yuuko more because she's much more competitive and willing to give her best to everything she does. The similarities between Cheiri and Yuuko seem to end there, however, so I'm really not sure where she'd fit. Not that having similar personalities seemed to matter much with Mimori succeeding Mariko.
Feb 24, 2013 5:09 PM
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Yuuko ; n ; How'd she disappear if she hadn't even become center nova yet?
Feb 24, 2013 5:22 PM
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Center nova in AKB0048 is more a state of existence than a title. Or rather, the center nova title is given to someone who has achieved a certain state. The trainees were on the verge of disappearing at the end of season one during the concert at Lancaster, despite none of them even having become successors yet. Whether someone officially has the title or not is meaningless in terms of whether they may disappear. Yuuko reached the state of being required to be a center nova. The fact that she didn't have the title on paper is completely unimportant.
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Holy shit, this episode was crazy.
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Madcat6204 said:
The trainees were on the verge of disappearing at the end of season one during the concert at Lancaster, despite none of them even having become successors yet.
I don't think they were on the verge of disappearing. As far as I remember, they were not on Akiba-Star, nor there was bad weather. I think what they meant was the trainees shown potential to become Center Nova(s).
You still have a point though. Everyone has the possibility of entering the Center Nova state, not just only the person with the title of Center Nova.
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Shih said:
Madcat6204 said:
As far as I remember, they were not on Akiba-Star, nor there was bad weather.


Acchan wasn't on Akibastar when she disappeared, so they don't need to be there for the center nova phenomenon to occur.
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