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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- I liked the tense moments of this episode but damn, so many deaths...SPLAT. The battles in space was neat too and I was on the edge of my seat. Their counterattack was pretty fun to watch. I was impressed at some of the pilots' skills especially Nagate. |
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| 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. |
| Not as much violence this week, minus the colony turning. Still pretty good ep overall. Fansubs for this anime are so fucking slow, had to give in to watch it raw for the 3rd week in a row. Hopefully the next ep is not all lovey as shown in the preview, looks pretty disappointing. Wish people would stop saying this is a harem, that's the dumbest thing I've heard in awhile lol. |
ex_necross said: Wish people would stop saying this is a harem, that's the dumbest thing I've heard in awhile lol. It is a harem. Just not a traditional one. |
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Fai said: ex_necross said: Wish people would stop saying this is a harem, that's the dumbest thing I've heard in awhile lol. It is a harem. Just not a traditional one. True I rarely see this in most anime these days. And damn it I guess I'll have to watch it raw D: |
Fai said: ex_necross said: Wish people would stop saying this is a harem, that's the dumbest thing I've heard in awhile lol. It is a harem. Just not a traditional one. It's a harem because a few chicks like him? I must have a harem then, by that definition. |
ex_necross said: It's a harem because a few chicks like him? I must have a harem then, by that definition. Let's see: Yeah, it is a harem. Not a conventional one though. |
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| THE SOUND EFFECT DETAILS GIVE ME AN ERECTION 10 TIMES OUT OF 10. |
Onuma said: ex_necross said: It's a harem because a few chicks like him? I must have a harem then, by that definition. Let's see: Yeah, it is a harem. Not a conventional one though. I've seen 3 girls, one of them is the main girl, the other he had like one scene with, and the 3rd he hasn't spent a second with. Maybe later it becomes a harem, with girls following him around everywhere, but as of episode 4- it is absolutely not a harem. |
| Holy hell, that was tense. Those people "splat!"-ing everywhere, that gave me the creeps. Well, the Gauna's dead, but I can't wait for another threat to appear. |
| That Gauna evaded the Heavy Mass Driver so easily and even maintained it's collision course. What a piece of monster! Damn.. That acceleration scene inside Sidonia was brutal. -.- At least, they succeeded evading the Gauna.. for now.. Felt like Kunato was deliberately given the spotlight in collecting the Kabizashi; when Nagate was the one who spotted it first. Just how advanced is that Gauna?! Being able to fire a Hyggs particle canon. That beam could've one-shotted all 4 of them instantly! Yet, it was still able to damage their frames pretty good. Damn.. Nagate was too badass; charging at the Gauna straight on & destroying that piece of monster in particles! Yet, he doesn't care about it much and goes to look for Shizuka; knowing that he might not be able to come back. Great episode! I guess Nagate took the bigger spotlight this episode. That was amazing! Next episode: "Adrift" |
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| This was an intense episode!! I wished this had more than 12 episodes though, I’m really curious about where the series will go. I’ll probably pick up the manga soon… It was kinda predictable that Nagato was gonna go all hero and kill the Gauna but doesn’t matter because animation was epic and everything else was great, minus all the people’s deaths in Sidonia but oh well I can see why you’re all talking about how this is a harem, but I think that’s good, since when is a bit of romance bad? This just makes the characters seem more human and relatable, and all the characters are well developed until now ~ |
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| Awesome episode. I'm so pumped! Shame I gotta wait a week. >:I Also, most sacrificed lives for a barrel roll ever. Peppy would be sad. |
| That attack from Nagate was awesome. Sad seeing the people being splattered everywhere. |
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| Crazy episode this week really enjoyed it. |
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| Awesome, first action anime I really like |
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| this is AoT teir level amount of death, butter just in every way must reiterate something, the OP along with no game no life are the best this season |
| Just an anime fan, doing what an anime fan does |
| Sending out the rest of the Survey Corps to fight against space titan. I can get behind that. |
ex_necross said: I've seen 3 girls, one of them is the main girl, the other he had like one scene with, and the 3rd he hasn't spent a second with. Maybe later it becomes a harem, with girls following him around everywhere, but as of episode 4- it is absolutely not a harem. Still a harem in the end. Doesn't matter if you haven't seen much yet :P It's like the others said it's a harem but not in a traditional sense. Anyways, great episode! Poor citizens...even if they're educated on the safety belt in order to prevent deaths, there are still other problems such as not having enough places for people to attach their belts to, or the railings might not be able to withstand the weight. Not to mention, some may die anyways, despite having attached their safety belt to the railing :( Kunato, that douche. He wanted to take the praise for finding the Kabizashi...but heh, it was still Nagate who destroyed the Gauna in the end, so take that. |
| Now that was thrilling. All those massed Morito. Engagement times. Fuel depletion. Delicious. |
| Why are we only getting 12 episodes of this great anime PLEASE I WANT to be graced with more EPICNESS! |
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skudoops said: From what I can tell (anime-only, that is), if she took the vice-comander's option - it'd be a half-cooked defence. With little time, only a few could deploy, and they wouldn't have had much of a battle-plan.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? She turned down the vice commander guy's idea to arm some of the mechs with spears and intercept, so is it explained anywhere (even in the manga, just spoiler tag it for me please) why she took that course of action? By forsibily evading, she won them time for that full deployment and retrieval mission. And to extrapolate from what Maratropa said: if the Gauna caught on to Sidonia, things would probably have gone to the pits. |
Leviathonlx said: They seem to be sticking to the manga pretty well so far. Wonder if they're just breaking it into pieces due to the CGI with the next season in the Fall. Sales have been doing pretty well so far judging by pre-order numbers. If this keeps up we'll probably be getting a second season (or more, considering how far along the manga is). Ckan said: skudoops said: From what I can tell (anime-only, that is), if she took the vice-comander's option - it'd be a half-cooked defence. With little time, only a few could deploy, and they wouldn't have had much of a battle-plan.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? She turned down the vice commander guy's idea to arm some of the mechs with spears and intercept, so is it explained anywhere (even in the manga, just spoiler tag it for me please) why she took that course of action? By forsibily evading, she won them time for that full deployment and retrieval mission. And to extrapolate from what Maratropa said: if the Gauna caught on to Sidonia, things would probably have gone to the pits. Yeah, that was my impression as well. They would not have enough time to deploy the formation. If the Gauna breaks through then it's pretty much over, so the sacrifice is necessary. |
| This episode was fucking intense. I'm glad that the protagonist is actually smart and didn't kill the gauna by simply rushing in without thinking and killing it with the power of friendship. xD I'm also happy that the author wasn't afraid of killing off characters. Even though the series had a bad start, the episodes keep getting better and better. This has proven itself to be one of my favorite anime. Next episode I believe that someone is going to pick Nagate up since he has the spear and is probably the only one to have killed a gauna. |
| That was amazing! Epic action!! The rain of people splashing into pools of blood was Brutal! O_O Nagate is friggin BA! Disobeying order and going for the kill using the best timing. Like a Boss! And poor Izana...seems she'll be losing with how next ep is gonna be going. Seeing Shizuka blushing and all. I still feel like Shizuka will be killed soon for some reason so Izana might still have a chance. Well I like both of them so I don't mind either way. Either way, I wouldn't be surprised if all the bitches start gathering around him lol |
Barion-ZaraMay 2, 2014 6:45 AM
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| This episode brought a great sense of urgency. It's a lot more tense than I thought it'd be. Good stuff. |
EntravityMay 2, 2014 1:45 AM
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| Hot damn I was pumped through that whole episode. Definitely the best one so far. Wow, when Sidonia accelerated people were just smacking against walls and dying. Towards the end Tanikaze went a little beast mode. It felt pretty great seeing a Gauna actually getting killed for once. Was it just me, or did the animation improve this episode? 5/5 |
cupcMay 2, 2014 2:19 AM
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| those civilian deaths. so ruthless. he does what he wantsss |
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy." |
| Great episode, all those casualties during the acceleration, that was some nasty stuff, made me cringe. Nagate proved himself to be a total BA! The sound effects and music were fantastic |
| @Rowan93 Hah, a second before reading the sentence in your post I also thought about Kerbals. xD But let's be serious here, it is obvious that the Kerbals are a bit more advanced in space travel and ship design, because if their space ships / rockets don't fall apart until they're past the atmosphere it's likely they will hold together for the rest of the ride. The Sidonia on the other hand... *looks at episode* ...needs alot more strut connectors. --- It being realistic or not aside, I think it was nice episode and actually I would kind of like a game like this. No, not a space mecha fighting game but a RTS like this with a big mothership and limited ressources (population being one too), like the old Homeworld game. |
DancingJackMay 2, 2014 4:14 AM
| "The fool who believed in miracles now walks among the dead." ~ Blade of the Phantom Master |
| I wonder what the Gauna represent (if there is some meaning behind their behavior). Whenever they turn into the shape of a girl, I feel like it's an omen of some kind. From the beginning I've thought that the Gauna were more than what we've been told. Anyways, I really enjoyed this episode. The OP lyrics are making a lot of sense now. I feel like this mentality of "I have to fight until I die protecting 'something'" is something that 'phatom of the opera' (what's her name again?) is harboring in these kids in order to achieve some goal in collaboration with the talking tombs. Their whole lives revolve around this single mentality, eventually controlling them, and it ends with death. Who's the real 'bad guy' here? Well that's my two cents. At one point in the dialogue it was like this and it made me chuckle: "give me intel on our frames!" "it's too slow!" |
idontwannapostMay 2, 2014 4:47 AM
| Uchikudake ♪ ~ ♫ ~ Wait a minute.. Are we required to wait for another week for the continuation?? a week?? I mean 7 days? you know 7 days = 168 hours? which is also equals to 604800 seconds. This is madness!! It's manga time!! |
Toaki90May 2, 2014 5:20 AM
| "Burn the heretics" |
| Episode is very intense, also very cool sound effects. |
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| So that one Gauna has finally been taken out, but shit the amount of damage it's caused and most of that was just from being evaded. |
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| I really feel bad for Akai's squad fate, but it was rather obvious that they wouldn't be returning. Moving that huge rock that also has a big structure of concrete didn't end well at all. So the gauna missed them because it moves on a set trajectory or what, it looked like it was going like a non-homing missile. So many victims due to their evasive maneuvers... That wall made out of mechas reminded of old games where you'd shoot at enemy ships that were positioned like that while evading being hit. I just knew Nagate would be able to defeat that gauna and now he's going to search for Hoshijiro. |
| "Let justice be done, though the heavens fall." |
| Woaaah, Nagate saved the day! Still, dem death flags. But yeah, I am torn between Izana and Shizuka (tough I do think that Nagate has some sort of feelings for Shizuka). Anyways, I loved Kunato's expression when he saw Nagate defeated the Gauna. |
| The world shall know the truth soon. |
| Amazing ep. I hope they can keep this up and I might just get a sleeper hit of the season. Sent with Mal Updater |
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