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| Put me in the minority camp that likes the movie/anime fight better than the manga. It's fairly obvious that Borcuse outclasses Rygart completely. In the manga, Rygart just up and starts fighting like Girge and then wins the day? How exactly does that make sense? Girge's style was completely different than Rygart's, but a little imitation and the general who is rightfully feared is beaten? In the movie/anime, it makes more sense; Borcuse isn't used to fighting against Rygart's tactics, and they are both finding out just what is possible with the giant shuriken... flail, I guess? That, coupled with damage to Borcuse's leg is enough for Rygart to snatch a very narrow victory. Same with Girge's death in the manga--it makes no sense given that Borcuse eventually tells Rygart that he knew who Rygart was. That moment seems to have happened solely to make Rygart crack and kill Borcuse. For such a feared general, Manga Borcuse made an awfully stupid decision on a whim. |
| C'mon Rygat, it's your chance to shine and show us that you aren't totally useless in a fight! So Cleo escapes and Rygart gets a new weapon huh. Although lucky, Rygart managed to defeat and kill Borcuse in battle. Poor Narvi T.T Zess has a wife and kid lol... So where's my 2nd season XD? |
| "Let justice be done, though the heavens fall." |
| I don't feel like it should've ended there, and in fact, it didn't in a way. I hope we see a sequel, but we very well might not. This show wasn't the hottest stuff after all for whatever reason. |
Placement said: What a crummy ending. I was hoping the battle would improve over the movies but that didn't really happen. Congrats to Rygart on winning a fight where he was completely outclassed. Borcuse could have ended the battle so many times over yet chose not to. What poor writing to have that BS lucky ankle joint break decide the fight. More so Borcuse just gives up right after. I found that so ridiculous until I glanced at how much time was left in the episode... Overall Break Blade 2014 was pointless. They failed to improve and whatever bonus scenes they put in did not impact the story. I don't understand what the entire point of redoing this series when it's still came down to the non-canon shuriken again. Rygart is still one of the worst male leads I've ever seen. 12 Episodes in and he still can't use any weapon properly. Swing lances, and smash more katanas. I'm overall disappointed but objectively this was a fine series. Story + Character + Animation + Sound + Enjoyment 3(5/10) + 3(4/10) + 3(9/10)+ 1(8/10) + 0(6/10) = 6.2 (6) Basically this. That last scene pretty much summed up the entire series for me: Laughable. Yeah, the animation for the mechs were bad-ass and damn good. Yeah we had a lot of eye candy with Sigyn and Cleo. But two good points does not a good anime make. The entire story didn't flow well, we have a lazy arse king who doesn't want to be king, a queen who wants the MC's D so bad that pretty much the entire continent and their dead grandparents all know it, and a useless MC who miraculously wins every losing battle either by default or because he gets bailed out by a whole tonne of sacrificial collateral human shields whose sole purpose is to indicate just how much of an idiot the MC is.... Then to top it off, the only true hero, and IMHO the true MC of this show (read Girge), doesn't show up until midway through the show and gets his brains blown out two episodes before the end of the series.... Are you fricking kidding me?!?!? Seriously if it hadn't been for Girge and the mecha in this show, I probably would have dropped this to a 5 or 4. Was thinking of starting the manga when this initially was announced, but now I don't think I'll even bother.. |
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anime2013 said: Much better if i hear Rygart scream in the end of battle in Borcuse ( I have done it Girge!!!) killing Borcuse cuz death of Girge yeah.. there was nothing that the creator of this anime did to really strike a sense of inspiration or well.. anything in the viewers. it all feels like it's being saved for later, but will later ever happen? Are they just going the Maoyuu Maou Yuusha route, without even being as good at it? I felt a lot of potential that was never clutched by the director. 5/10 for now |
| Bloody finale, sadly most of the stuff were just the same as the OVA Rygartz the little brother showing up at the end made things light again |
| Does this episode add anything from the movies that is new? |
| the manga is much better |
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| Loved it. |
| I didn't read the manga nor watch the movies but I liked this and I'm in for a sequel, whenever they make it. Too bad the fansubs were kinda lacking for this series, by the way someone should add Fafnyr to the list. |
CNagy said: In the manga, Rygart just up and starts fighting like Girge and then wins the day? How exactly does that make sense? The reason the whole 'Girge kicking' part was so important was less because it was a natural way to win and more because it highlighted growth for Rygart as a character. He learned from someone better than him then used what he learned to win. Girge was so perfect he could only pull it off without breaking his golem's legs through precision... where as Rygart's robot is like a tank and could kick without the same level of skill required. No-one else fought like Girge and no-one else but Rygart piloted an ancient robot. In the movies/recap, Rygart doesn't learn anything and instead relies on brute force. And even then, he has to luck out. That's a big difference. No growth = DISLIKE CHARACTER. ...Anyway, the series was an absolute waste of time. Only those ignorant of the movies got anything out of it. No hope for a sequel, either. If that was the case, they would've just continued the movies. THIS WAS THE SAME AS THE MOVIES! |
AironicallyHuman said: The reason the whole 'Girge kicking' part was so important was less because it was a natural way to win and more because it highlighted growth for Rygart as a character. He learned from someone better than him then used what he learned to win. Girge was so perfect he could only pull it off without breaking his golem's legs through precision... where as Rygart's robot is like a tank and could kick without the same level of skill required. No-one else fought like Girge and no-one else but Rygart piloted an ancient robot. In the movies/recap, Rygart doesn't learn anything and instead relies on brute force. And even then, he has to luck out. That's a big difference. No growth = DISLIKE CHARACTER. This just may be a personal distinction, but Rygart fought Girge twice, and it's not like he was practicing Girge's tactics and techniques at *any* time since he latches onto the idea in desperation in the middle of a fight. There is no way he learned from Girge; he was using a cheap imitation made possible by his sturdier mech made for close combat. Which is fine for certain opponents, but it's asking a bit much against someone like Borcuse who is a monster and who also fought Girge. I don't consider that growth because it literally pops up at the end and has no precursor. Now, to an extent, one can say the same thing about the anime. Rather than manga-Rygart's apparent ability to copy a move, anime-Rygart adapts really quickly. It's probably a bit much for him to figure out how to essentially fight in midair, but it's also a combat situation that literally no one has any experience in which is why it has the potential to level the playing field between someone who is a career combat veteran and master of his mech and someone who has had training but has only been in combat for a short while. There is nothing wrong with "luck" in fighting. The ankle didn't break out of nowhere; Rygart tried to rip that leg clean off of Borcuse earlier in the fight. At the time, it seemed like a wasted effort. It turned out to be enough damage that eventually the ankle gave in to the stress. It did so at an opportune time (because this is a story, and things like that are the staple of stories). But even if it had broken while he wasn't being attacked, it would have helped justify Rygart's triumph over a vastly stronger opponent. |
| I liked the anime Break Blade, although I think the end of this arc was the best in the best manga, Rygart showed more coolness to kill Borcuse the anime was very faithful to the films, except the part where Girge fight before being killed the manga is far superior to films and anime, but I recommend seeing at least one of the two, like very much of the plot of the story I hope that later on has a sequel, particularly because I really like the story |
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| What's the sense in making a tv series which is just like the movies? |
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| Didn't read the manga nor watched the movies... Maybe I should have because there are things I didn't really understand :o But I guess it was still fine, I really liked Girge, I wish we knew more about him! |
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| Looks like Rygart's resolve to fight has become stronger but his way of fighting is still as reckless as ever. Not sure if it's completely Rygart's win cos it seems that Borcruse surrendered in a subtle manner. So Borcruse died...no wonder his daughter's violin strings snapped while she was playing it in the OP. Narvi's army was quite fun to watch, esp Nile. Ending was pretty..meh. Rygart laughing was awkward to watch. And the part aft the ED...I know your name alr you idiot! -.- |
johnL21 said: That would require them to remake the Anime for the second time. The reason of this remake was to get it back on track with the manga(with the possibility of second season?). So it did its job if not better.fck they should show the ending where he ends up with sigyn Vongole said: Borcuse lost the fight whether how you think it was fair or not because his mecha lost a leg and an arm which is pretty much rendered him the ability to retreat in the middle of the enemy base lets alone to fight them.Looks like Rygart's resolve to fight has become stronger but his way of fighting is still as reckless as ever. Not sure if it's completely Rygart's win cos it seems that Borcruse surrendered in a subtle manner. So Borcruse died...no wonder his daughter's violin strings snapped while she was playing it in the OP. Narvi's army was quite fun to watch, esp Nile. Ending was pretty..meh. Rygart laughing was awkward to watch. And the part aft the ED...I know your name alr you idiot! -.- The reason Rygat laughing was awkward is because the entire time he was thinking his brother was dead and Girge's death was also triggered from this. He might be just realized that he made Girge died for nothing. |
 "A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| ^ Yeah, it was clearly Rygart's win when Borcuse's mecha lost his footing and his arm was torn apart by Rygart's shuriken. Even tho Borcuse knew he alr lost, he still didn't let up and shot from his handgun even tho he knew it's totally futile. Yeah I was quick to assume that Rygart's seiyuu didn't know how to laugh convincingly cos he couldn't cry convincingly in Gundam lol. I alr mentioned this before but I love the foreshadow of Lena's violin strings snapping in the OP. |
| so all this time Zess was at Athens chilling with his family. Great ending! The plot was so complex and it was kinda all over the place at first but it all came to a very conclusive ending! The soundtracks were awesome and the voice acting as well. The animation was so fluid and the art so detailed. And there were no plotholes at all. None!. Everything was explained at the end and it all made sense! The whole series was nothing but a fun and action-packed thrilling adventure! This is a masterpiece right here.. *proceeds to laugh like Rygarts cringey laugh in the end and cries* |
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| The last 3 episodes absolutely killed this series for me. It felt absurdly rushed and we got absolutely no answers to the most pressing issues. The final battle was so poorly paced that it just felt like another battle where the enemy steamrolls then the hero comes in and saves the day in his magical flying McGuffin. There was no tension and there were constant lapses in continuity. Towards the end we are treated with this confusing as fuck character who is completely OP, acts like an asshole for no explainable reason, then completely steals the spotlight in a mind-blowing fight (both good and bad), then rolls over and dies. Finally we have his brother just walking up out of nowhere, and we get to see his wobbly, misshapen, poorly animated body walking into the sunset afterwards. I really did like what this series was trying to go for. Everyone outside of Arrow McFly was shallow, but really interesting. The side characters were traditional military Yes Sirs, but they were all human. We even had the cliche that was Mr Prideful yet we see him playing with the kids with such sincerity. We also have an extremely strong and intellectual female lead, and that is extraordinarily refreshing. She still suffers a bit in the romance section, but I have a strong feeling this is due to the butchering of scenes and a lack of resolution to the overall story. To top off the character ice cream we have the cherry that is the 12 year old who looks like a 17 year old with a 24 year old's bust. Just because. The animation wasn't terrible to look at which is quite often an issue with fast moving series. There were numerous flaws when it came to the animation of the characters, but the mech battles were animated fairly. There were multiple instances of disfigurement and proportion stretching, but I never felt like it was completely detrimental. The series earns some major brownie points for showing the more gore-filled scenes. This series gave me a lot to love, but by the end there was so much to hate. While I haven't read the source I feel like this adaptation did a real disservice. It's disappointing we likely won't get a second season because this series needs it in order to redeem itself and at least give some closure to the bigger questions. |
PrimeX said: I don't get your post tbh, can't you see he got a broken leg? Do you expect him to be at the battlefield like that?so all this time Zess was at Athens chilling with his family. |
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tr1ckst3r said: What I don't get is you quoting my message from over a year ago. I've forgotten almost everything about this anime mostly because it's been relatively a long time and this is also average at best and easily forgettable. If you disagree with what I've said then ok.PrimeX said: I don't get your post tbh, can't you see he got a broken leg? Do you expect him to be at the battlefield like that?so all this time Zess was at Athens chilling with his family. |
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| I wasn't gonna bother finishing this since I've watched the OVA. Theres' not much of a difference from the TV, but it still good to watch. Still got me wanting for more until the last episode. |
| Heh, decent end, quite simple plot (a bit non-sense chara actions and war tactics) but really likable charas. Still wanted some more aftermath of the battle, but still pleasant. Lol'd at the giant shuriken, and his fumbling about whole battlefield. |
| The show is shit, and the MC couldn't do nothing but yelling the entire time.. need more character development even between golems and the pilot. I wanna know the background store of the black golem but screw that, the MC is already awful and he is beta af. 4/10 |
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| Mc is beyond retarded i swear. his voice is so annoying in both subbed and dubbed. subbed is so bad and its like hes a child too many dumbass scenes, it had a good story but could be better the manga is way better |
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