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| lol "Good Morning!" "You suck!" Noel is cute. |
| haha.. shows like this put a smile on my face and i like it.. not enough "embarassing lines", though, if you know what i mean.. |
| Now we know how they're going to start the plot later on. That phone is going to ring, the armistice will end, and cutie breaking will begin. Hopefully. As for the episode, not bad. The artwork and atmosphere were both solid and the moe was kept to acceptable levels. No significant plot yet, but the purpose of these first two episodes seems to be world building and character introduction (which is pretty standard, imo). |
Confucius say man who stand on toilet is high on pot. |
| Owl is one of my favorite characters in this show. Episode was good. A lot more mysterious than other moemoekyun shows in a really creepy way. Not bad! (Kureha reaction face after she shot the owl was priceless and disturbing) OP was like omglolwesawelfenliedlastweeksowedidthistoo. Kalafina song is good. |
| I can't find this episode anywhere. Where did you downloaded it from ? |
| Number One don't be surprised if there really is someone still hiding in that barraks. Second they will get that tank put back together before the end of the show. Thirdly there will be some sort of probing attack by the enemy which the girls will fight off. Lastly to touch on something that some have been critical of. Five girls stuck in some run down fort in the middle of nowhere. It does actually make sense in a historical context. If you look at many of the second rate European empires and even some of the main ones, towards the end of the empire or in its twilight you see them stripping down the far off unwanted ends of the empire and replacing them with second or third rate troops. These troops are just there to show the flag. As an example look at the Falkland Islands. There was a grand total of 80 British soldiers in the entire chain. Most of them stayed in and around the capital of Port Stanley, they even kept most of their weapons in the Governors house. Before the Panama Canal was built the Falklands had been a major British outpost with a larg Navy base and the troops to match. Fast forward past two World Wars and other stuff and you have 80 men showing the flag. Same with these girls. Long war has run the country to the edge, but they are still trying to keep things under control, hence the girls in the fort. |
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| I liked it, episode 1 was good to, it seems to be a good fun anime so far. |
| Anime makes me smile! :-) |
| Whomever posted that vid of an owl = WIN! I'm all for giving each character some time to suss out their relationships and establish themselves in the show, but all sources seem to say that this is gonna be a short series... This episode seemed like a wasted opportunity to put in some real development for the show. Seriously though... who knew an owl could do that!? That owl vid in this thread made this whole episode better for me. :D |
RolexiH said: so, they used this owl as a model Its a Northern White-faced Owl. |
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Interesting how all the town names are numbers (in French). |
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Krimson said: Interesting how all the town names are numbers (in French). Yeah I figured most names aren't known anymore (if we can believe that this is actually our world...maybe it could also be an alternate reality), scholary and such things seem to have gone down the drain during the actual war... And like many people already said, I hoped since episode 1, that they would just be a backwater unit put together to show flag...it became pretty clear in episode 1 I think, because Seize is literaly in Nomansland ^^° |
Waiting for: God Eater (PSP) 私が、探偵だからよ。 |
Anyone else noticed this? It looks like there really was a ghost. |
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| Wow, Kureha is such a friggin annoying bitch, she just shout and whine all the time -_- |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
| Yet another twin-tailed tsundere... Woot! Noel was cute. I thought she was just like Yuki but nooooo. I don't think that owl was the ghost. And this confirmed my suspicions... viral_hun said: Episode was fun. Introduction to the main characters were entertaining.. |
viral_hun said: Anyone else noticed this? It looks like there really was a ghost. So, there was REALLY a ghost, huh? I'd never notice it, though. I liked this episode. Noel is not our standard dandere [she's far more cute] and Kureha used the typical Tsundere's line: "It's not that I've done it for you, I just happened to [insire something here]". One of the times I loved was when Rio and Kureha were denying togheter that ghosts didn't exist, so... Rio sent Kureha and Kanata to "investigate". Well, I'm still surprised that Kanata is the only girl there which isn't scared of ghosts. |
| Dammit i can't stop laughing whenever Rio start talking......I think i still have the image of Rio as Ichinose from Nyankoi....It just so natural for her to talk so confident and with strong accent(In nyankoi she is even stronger though.....) Sexy voice that can beat down both boy and girl.....HAHA 「少数精鋭」"small number Member elite" ~Located in the mountain area protected by nearby country,sound more like outcast weak member ...... 「人に繋がってるホットりん」"telephone hotline" ~ONLY 1 telephone hotline.....!!!!!!! elite is surely elite LOL ｢隊長室」"Commanding officer's Room" ~Free entrance without permission.....i know i seen very less military movie and such..but free entrance is a bit weird 0.0 「浴室」"bath room" when Konata said "Enter according rank".....Phylicia THE COMMANDING OFFICER said"Enter together is more fun"Phlicia is XXX omg....i thought is Rio >.< The COMMANDING OFFICER is THE sweeping floor.....!!!!!!!!! Big tank(old).......in parts... |
MorningGloryJan 12, 2010 6:36 AM
| Another great episode. Some moe, but by now I can be 100 sure that this isn't just going to be a moe-only show. Loved the new vid for the OP! I really like the other main characters too. Especially Phylicia and Noel. They're adorable. |
 Znips: When Shay is born she just crawls back in the womb to shitpost for another year |
| Why did the fortress turn out to be a school? It's unrealistic and makes the anime a high school anime. Sure hope it doesn't turn out like Kanata dreamt and they start playing instruments in school uniforms. |
| Why do you think that? It was a school in the past, but now it's a fortress. It looked like they used japanese language sometimes ago, but it has been forgotten. It was propably a hint for the plot. At least I hope so. |
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Thalandor46 said: I. KNOW.I keep expecting to hear "Ara ara, huhuhu!" from Alicia Felicia XD I just couldn't stop comparing them. |
Znips: When Shay is born she just crawls back in the womb to shitpost for another year |
| Now it is even mascot. The rest of the characters also quite fun. Especially Noel. I would like to see this tank in action. Maybe Europe invaded Japan^^ |
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| I am more curious about no man's land. |
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| 4chan has apparently been burning the midnight oil speculating hard about the setting of Sora no Woto and where the plot will go. They've come up with a lot of interesting things: |
| They just HAD to throw the breast envy thing in there. I'm getting sick of this sort of thing to be honest. She should be worried about getting taller like her "Sempai", not bustier. You never see any height envy in these shows featuring girls/women/females. At first I had mixed feelings about the stuff, because even though it was promoting that women should have a complex about bust, there would be "status symbol" types as well, and that there would be more flat chested characters to satisfy the need anime has for more of them. Now it's just getting annoying. Just give some flat chested characters anime studios and let that be that. And introduce more characters who have a complex over being shorter than their fellow female peers. Also, funny how nobody is comparing this to Strike Witches. This isn't "K-On goes to war", it's "Strike Witches meets K-On". They made another moe show based upon the theme of war with an occidental nature. With several character types and designs borrowed from both K-On AND Strike Witches. There is a clear Sakamoto and Sanya character. I don't remember those character types existing in K-On. This is Strike Witches meets K-On minus the ecchi, explicit world war II theme, and the realistic modern Japanese school setting of K-On. But it's still an influence. People learned though Hetalia and Strike Witches that a moe show, with military themes based upon Occident and an Occidentalized Japan as if Europe and Japan is basically the same, is a formula that works. Something seems to be implied there that this country used to use Chinese characters, but no longer does. I'm curious about all of the culture of this country and the explanation as to where it came from. |
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| Great show, all of it was enjoyable. This episode just cemented each character in their K-On molds. Suminoya-san being the first (apparently) to tell her she sucks, amusing. All fits the style of the show, enjoyed the themes as well. |
 "You're such an idiot." ~Celty (Durarara) "How many seconds until the boy confesses his love to the girl?" ~Durarara Should it be sad now that twice in a season I've been glad that subs scrolls by to quickly for me to process? |
| Don't really know what to say about this episode. Maybe because there were not many things to watch in these 24 minutes. The animation and backgrounds are fantastic and the characters are nice and all but maybe they could buy a scenarist with that much money to put on the visual part of the anime (hum, the Avatar syndrom ?) ? I don't know, it was quite refreshing and cute but very dull and with no real point. Oh, and by the way, every time I see Kanata with a trumpet in her mouth, I instantly hear the notes from Pazu's trumpet scene (Laputa OST's legendary track 2 "Suraggu Keikoku No Asa"), in my head. Quite pleasant but I'm not really sure about my mental health anymore :) |
JacutJan 12, 2010 1:52 PM
 In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same. |
| Some people just aren't meant for Slice of Life shows and episodes I suppose. They need blood and guts and violence, or heavy hard hitting sexuality, or things which spend a lot time discussing philosophy or other educational fields, or have superpowers, or have lots of romance drama and friendships lost and gained, or government conspiracies and other plot twists. It has no point, but I don't find that dull or a problem. |
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DukeofFunk said: 4chan has apparently been burning the midnight oil speculating hard about the setting of Sora no Woto and where the plot will go. They've come up with a lot of interesting things: There's so much potential. It would be disappointing to not take advantage of it. |
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| Well, while I certainly fit in some of your cases (who does not ?), I think that I usually like slice of life, Honey and Clover and Haibane Renmei for example are two of my all-time favourites, and I can't tell you how I love Adachi mangas too. It's just that this particular show has no real scenario for now and the military setting is not a great choice for a slice of life series in my opinion. Still, I don't particularly dislike the show in itself and I will probably watch it till the end, it's just that I felt like I was watching the grass growing these last 24 minutes. It was not unpleasant, just empty. |
In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same. |
| Did it already lose its hype? While the first episode managed to reach the 300 comments, this one seems to have dropped remarkably. |
desolato said: Did it already lose its hype? I want my hype back.:< It makes me feel all good and warm inside. Actually, I think first episodes just takes all the glory for the most part. Though, it does seem like this second episode is moving more slowly than it ought to be. Come back and love us, people. We are a sensation that will burn bright. |
ukonkiviJan 12, 2010 3:32 PM
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desolato said: Did it already lose its hype? While the first episode managed to reach the 300 comments, this one seems to have dropped remarkably. It's just that only crappy subs for the ep2 has been released so far, so most people are waiting for better ones. *stalk-stalk* ;D |
| Not 'Elfen Lied'. Gustav Klimt. :/ Kinda bad episode, Kureha was beyond intolerable. Dear Emperor Norton was she intolerable. Mawootad said: Yes. It need this.Now we know how they're going to start the plot later on. That phone is going to ring, the armistice will end, and cutie breaking will begin. Hopefully. |
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RolexiH said: so, they used this owl as a model Haha maybe. |
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BurningEyedShana said: RolexiH said: so, they used this owl as a model Haha maybe. Maybe? |
I for one find the OP more fascinating now with the legend being integrated with the girls Phylicia/Rio/Kureha/Noel and Kanata. Portrayed as all of them being the legendary fire maidens speculations goes that they will perform some heroic act. There are a few problems with that....first is that based on this scene Kureha  I am surprised not many noticed in the beginning Noel seeing the ghost beforehand. Phylicia must be one funny captain to do cleaning with a apron and encourage all to bath together here=>Maximatum99 said: BurningEyedShana said: RolexiH said: so, they used this owl as a model Haha maybe. Maybe? Huh, the name of the owl is interesting enough....Shuko...XD Wasabi said: Music was well integrated but I like more and more OP and ED. Too bad animplex removed all the youtube stuff of that. Kureha being tsundere is not all.....she also has a caring complex and attitude problem being too pride...ha! Her gunner skills are sucky to say the least. Kureha is totally a hardcore tsundere. No doubt about it. Nice to see that the show continues with its amazing scenery. The music was ok, but it wasn't as good as the first episode. Wasabi said: Really? That remains to be seen if that tank will even get completed since they don't have any manual nor parts to even be sure it can be assembled.My prediction for the rest of the series pretty much goes like this: An enemy weapon (probably some kind of aerial object) will most likely attack the town at some point and 1121's spider tank will repel it just like the legend went in the first episode. -Hei- said: Lol! Some music flashback?Oh God, please no! Alexstratz said: What's this? Mecha in my moe-shit? Now that's something you don't see everyday. Interesting combination there. Alexstratz said: Could be but there is still no explanation of how things really went in the last war. I am not sure about this at all.So here's how I think everything turned out the way it is: some people in the past started World War III with high tech weapons and threw nukes around, thus destroying most of humanity. Humans being persistent rebuild but take a whole step back technology-wise. Since they aren't a lot left, they gather around and there's like this cultural melting-pot that gets started, so that's why the girls live in a Spanish city, in francophone Switzerland and have Japanese names. Alexstratz said: And since Japan is quite far away, the Japanese were probably the ones that started the war by invading Europe with a secretly developed cyborg-ninja army with funds stolen from hard workin Koreans in the pachinko business. Oh my, this show just spoiled Japan's plan of invasion! Really, it must have failed since the culture is not changed much at all. Alexstratz said: The tank is a mecha weapon of the last war, some people will probably throw a flying Gundam at those poor girls too. Okay people, I've said the truth, you don't need to watch this anymore. Maybe it might be interesting to see what kind of other weapons might show up but so far nothing on that at all. |
francismeunierJan 12, 2010 8:17 PM
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][quote=francismeunier said: does not qualify to be the gunner with a sudden recoil (during the owl shooting) not being handled well at all. Logically a platoon cannot survive with 1 tank, one heavy machine gun, 2 light machine guns, 4 rifles and 5 hand guns (assuming all of the members have one assigned on duty). The tank walker here=> That's why people are speculating that Command doesn't care about defending Sieze and the girls are on a suicide mission. |
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MrRogers said: Oh boy will that make fans cry when they get massacred at the end or will it be like that to show how the moe gets killed off? I think it will be a nice stroll of peace to see how happy the girls are in peace time......:/ that might be boring.][quote=francismeunier said: does not qualify to be the gunner with a sudden recoil (during the owl shooting) not being handled well at all. Logically a platoon cannot survive with 1 tank, one heavy machine gun, 2 light machine guns, 4 rifles and 5 hand guns (assuming all of the members have one assigned on duty). The tank walker here=> That's why people are speculating that Command doesn't care about defending Sieze and the girls are on a suicide mission. ironflowers said: lol "Good Morning!" "You suck!" Noel is cute. Noel has amazing hair/eyes and personality combinations! I love it! You know Noel means Christmas in French right? Mawootad said: That would be interesting to see at least. Now we know how they're going to start the plot later on. That phone is going to ring, the armistice will end, and cutie breaking will begin. Hopefully. southdkotaboy said: Interesting logic there, still they are rather poorly armed and supplied. I do want to know more about this army that conquered all....Number One don't be surprised if there really is someone still hiding in that barraks. Second they will get that tank put back together before the end of the show. Thirdly there will be some sort of probing attack by the enemy which the girls will fight off. Lastly to touch on something that some have been critical of. Five girls stuck in some run down fort in the middle of nowhere. It does actually make sense in a historical context. If you look at many of the second rate European empires and even some of the main ones, towards the end of the empire or in its twilight you see them stripping down the far off unwanted ends of the empire and replacing them with second or third rate troops. These troops are just there to show the flag. As an example look at the Falkland Islands. There was a grand total of 80 British soldiers in the entire chain. Most of them stayed in and around the capital of Port Stanley, they even kept most of their weapons in the Governors house. Before the Panama Canal was built the Falklands had been a major British outpost with a larg Navy base and the troops to match. Fast forward past two World Wars and other stuff and you have 80 men showing the flag. Same with these girls. Long war has run the country to the edge, but they are still trying to keep things under control, hence the girls in the fort. Krimson said: I know it's great for a French person to see this....I don't even need subs to understand this at all. Interesting how all the town names are numbers (in French). viral_hun said: Yes and noticed it way before that part....also ghost looks female mostly.Anyone else noticed this? It looks like there really was a ghost. Proselyt said: Not at all friend it just means education was flourishing until war destroyed it completely! Why did the fortress turn out to be a school? It's unrealistic and makes the anime a high school anime. Sure hope it doesn't turn out like Kanata dreamt and they start playing instruments in school uniforms. ukonkivi said: Hey there are some juicy flat ones like Kanata but more Kureha. Noel also might be a little flat. They just HAD to throw the breast envy thing in there. I'm getting sick of this sort of thing to be honest. She should be worried about getting taller like her "Sempai", not bustier. You never see any height envy in these shows featuring girls/women/females. At first I had mixed feelings about the stuff, because even though it was promoting that women should have a complex about bust, there would be "status symbol" types as well, and that there would be more flat chested characters to satisfy the need anime has for more of them. Now it's just getting annoying. Just give some flat chested characters anime studios and let that be that. And introduce more characters who have a complex over being shorter than their fellow female peers. |
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| Owl is my favorite character... Pace was slowed this time. Backgrounds were still great, music also though not as good as last ep. A little info about the fort and the platoon. Seriously, those five are the only ones there? Cant wait to see what happens when there's an invasion. Why did Kureha and Kanata have such big backpacks? provisions? ammunition? its like they're playing a game, with real guns... |
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| This was directed by the same guy who did Denpa Teki na Kanojo? I just thought I'd throw that out there since this guy obviously has some talent. |
RolexiH said: so, they used this owl as a model Dude, that is the raddest freaking owl ever. I want one. |
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francismeunier said: Kureha being tsundere is not all.....she also has a caring complex and attitude problem being too pride...ha! Note that I said tsundere. francismeunier said: ukonkivi said: Hey there are some juicy flat ones like Kanata but more Kureha. Noel also might be a little flat. They just HAD to throw the breast envy thing in there. I'm getting sick of this sort of thing to be honest. She should be worried about getting taller like her "Sempai", not bustier. You never see any height envy in these shows featuring girls/women/females. At first I had mixed feelings about the stuff, because even though it was promoting that women should have a complex about bust, there would be "status symbol" types as well, and that there would be more flat chested characters to satisfy the need anime has for more of them. Now it's just getting annoying. Just give some flat chested characters anime studios and let that be that. And introduce more characters who have a complex over being shorter than their fellow female peers. I think you missed his point completely. |
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