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| <strong>THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.</strong><br />---------------------------------------- <br /><br />So subs for ep 19 just got released, and this ep basically cements the fact that everybody hates Rossiu. If you for some reason were still holding out, you know hate his guts like everyone else. Aside from that, what el;se is there to say, another great episode. |
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| well we all do but kinon loves him and all the people of kanima city love Rossiu. Rossiu got lucky since the arc was already there . guess we can all see that nia is somewhere in that anti-spiral form since she still has the ring on it is gonna start getting interesting from now, well more interesting |
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| OH MY GOD I CAN'T CONTAIN MY ROSSIU HATRED. rofl. I so wish Kittan would have landed one of those punches, damn. Seems pretty hopeless as of now but we all know Simon'll pull through somehow :D Next ep looks to be quite humorous as I'm pretty sure I saw half naked Viral kicking people in the preview. Hmmm. ALSO the whole scene with Beamspam screwing with Lon was so effing funny, I was choking from laughter. The whole gay jokes with Gimmy thing was great too, that whole thing was great. |
windyAug 6, 2007 9:15 AM
| Great episode as always. But the Viral/Simon meeting at the end made my day. I can't wait for them to team up. |
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windy said: OH MY GOD I CAN'T CONTAIN MY ROSSIU HATRED. rofl. I so wish Kittan would have landed one of those punches, damn. Seems pretty hopeless as of now but we all know Simon'll pull through somehow :D Next ep looks to be quite humorous as I'm pretty sure I saw half naked Viral kicking people in the preview. Hmmm. ALSO the whole scene with Beamspam screwing with Lon was so effing funny, I was choking from laughter. The whole gay jokes with Gimmy thing was great too, that whole thing was great. i hate him thinking he is so above everyone one. i cant wait to see him get ownd. its not going to be that easy to destroy lagann. awesome episode. |
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| Somebody should create a 'Rossiu Hate Thread' heh. I cannot stand the guy now. That episode was brill, and when the people of Kamina City were shouting 'ROSSIU ROSSIU' you could see his eyes were saying, 'MUHAHAHA! POWER!' Great Episode as always, It'll be good to see the Arc in action soon. |
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| we all need someone to hate don't we? =/ i bet yoko's gonna come and save the day! |
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MasterChief said: we all need someone to hate don't we? =/ i bet yoko's gonna come and save the day! She returns at episode #: |
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| Rossiu is a jackass but he does make sense in his actions. Very cold but he make sense. So I can't really hate him but I disapprove of his actions. The top of which is the bomb thing. I have a sister and brothers so I understand how Kittan feels. To bad he didn't land a punch but that might of gotten him jailed or executed... and so his sister saved him. And yeah, awesome episode. |
Rainulf said: Nia still has her ring... 3 bucks = Nia is just pretending to be a bad person. (not very sure though, but I'm 100% that she's gonna live at the end of show, if not, I'll kill the writter) I'd put my money on Nia doing something that's detrimental to both the Spirals and Anti-Spirals. One of those "If I can't have it, then no one can." |
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| Rossiu can go to hell. Good episode, but I really want to see Rossiu get his. |
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| Definitely a powerful episode, the character development is getting really interesting. This is one of the few anime that I can't wait to watch next week, it's getting pretty intense. Rossiou getting owned seems inevitable since they made him out to be such an arse, but I wonder what they have in mind. All his actions are not in vain though, 'least he is saving some part of the population of earth,; though I wonder if that'll go as planned. :p On another unrelated note, Rossiou's face and hairstyle remind of Fei from Xenogears somewhat D: |
KiraAug 7, 2007 7:47 PM
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| Meh, rossiu is going to get owned. Especially if he tries to use that ark... Lot's of previews showing space fighting right? I can see him trying to escape earth in that ark and just getting owned by the Anti-Spirals in space. :P Oh and the obvious "Rossiu is an asshole" comment has to be put out there -__- Serg, I couldn't help myself with that spoiler, but that's really good to know. Something to look forward to right? lol. |
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| Yeah, Rossiu's actions have unfortunately descended into outright stupidity/megalomania. I dont mind though, its good drama to have conflict between the good guys, and the confrontation between Kittan and his sister was really good. I got a vague Macross vibe from this episode, which was nice. I realised I havent seen a sci-fi epic in a while so this series has been satisfying me on a lot of levels thanks to its excellently structured arcs. Also loving the new ad break sequence, dodgy engrish hip hop to boot. :D |
"I'm starting to think mal is run by Xinil generating electricity on a bicycle." - idklol |
| That episode was pretty awesome, Rossiu is a bitch and needs to be shot. :3 Also it looks like we might get a Viral and Simon team-up. ^__^ |
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| Rossiu = Emperor Palpatine |
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| Rossiu has pretty much become corrupted with his power, as the saying goes "absolute power corrupts absolutely." I guess all the people that said that Simon and Viral would meet up in prison were right, this is going to be interesting. |
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| AAH ITS VIRAL xD omfg, interesting |
| Nice episode. I cannot recall hate anime char more than rossiu at the moment... i didnt like him back then, now i hate him. |
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| The whole Viral x Simon thing was just so obvious from the minute it was said that Simon was going to trial. |
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Faust721 said: Agreed..Great episode as always. But the Viral/Simon meeting at the end made my day. I can't wait for them to team up. |
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| Now I love a Giga Drill as much as the next guy, but that Maximum was just plain silly! How many times did i hear the word "Zetsubou" in that episode? I though I was watching a different anime... ;) I'm happy that Viral is back, but why was he kicking the Kellogg's Cornflakes chicken in the face in the preview? |
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| Of course it is Viral, anyway I really want to slug Rosiu once, I feel that is all he needs. Anyway Yoko ever returning? |
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| Wow, I watched Episode 18 back in November last year. xD Alas, it's great to be watching TTGL again (if my friend Nikki ever found out that I haven't finished this yet, she'd kill me), now that I have found my new source to watch the episodes in good quality. Better late than never to finish this. Rewatching episode 17, 18 and then watching this episode was a great hour of anime indeed. |
| Those ungrateful pieces of shit knocking down Kamina's statue. And I've waited and waited for Rossiu to come back but it seems he won't. I officially hate him and hope he dies. Favorite Scenes- Gurren Lagann VS. Mugan and the scene after the fight Favorite Lines- "GIGA....DRILL....MAXIMUM!" "Oh? Something interesting has shown up. Welcome to jail...Commander Simon." |
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| The whole Rossiu-evil-dictator-thing is not very natural. Seems to be too much constructed to give the story an interesting touch. I did not like the last development at all. |
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| Gaah, this is great but still not as good as the first half of the series in my opinion. Good drama though compared to the bravado that was there. Good that they haven't scrapped Viral yet, although he has been involved in too many big explosions to survive... ne? |
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| Nah! Roshiu does that for the people. Not very effective methods, cold, one may say. But it works. It's practical. At least it's better than Simon and his bunch of idiotic friends. Roshiu FTW ! |
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| Another excellent episode. This arc really owns everything. Good job on your coup-d'état, Rossiu ^^ Okay, you'll pay for it soon enough, enjoy it while you can. Nice to see Simon is in the same prison as Viral. |
| I don't get it.. Are those citizens stupid or something? I mean.. why does it have to be Simon to take the responsibilities?! Rossiu controls Gurren as well! Shouldn't he take responsbilities with Simon(if they insist?) -.- |
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| This show keeps on getting better and better! But I don't like the new ad break sequence, it sounds too goofy -_- |
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Washi said: I try to refrain from being unabatedly hateful of Rossiu, rather I think that, despite his antagonistic methods, he is a very interesting character whose outlook on life is not neccisarily the wrong one, but just different. The friction between his methods and Simon's represent, in a way, the realities of growing up, going from the childish ideal the Gurren-dan had at the start of the show, that if they fought for anything strongly enough they could win, to the consctrictions of responsibility and leadership that Simon has had to face now. This episode was my favourite yet, with the strongest dramatic content, a sharp, dynamic production, and great use of music. Every element to this episode was strong, and it represents the show's greatest achievement in terms of character development. I particularly love the way the show continues to use Kamina's legacy to good effect, not letting its power be forgotten (except by the discontented masses in the show). It may be an impulsive reaction to hate Rossiu, but the fact of the matter is that, with the uncovering of the arc, he may well have saved humanity. And Simon would never have had the foresight to have made that happen. I think this is a really good point. More generally, the stylistic transition into something much more complex and dark after the first 15 episodes nicely mirrors this idea of childhood changing to adulthood and idealistic rebellion changing to realistic government. |
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| Kinon was cute, now she's a complete idiot. Damn. This sucks. |
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| Dang, Simon just got played. I mean, I can see why Rossiu did this. But that doesn't make it right. |
| <i>When all else is lost, the future still remains</i> |
| I sense some uber viral + simon action with a bit of yoko coming up. Man Rossiu is gonna get owned so badly. I seriously can't wait. Love this series again, (just picked it up after a long break of not watching anything). ED is pretty good. |
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| Of course Rossiu has fucked up logic. Of course he's sleazy. He has cemented himself as the best character in this show in just the past three episodes. This whole second arc would be nothing, absolutely nothing without Rossiu. Just Simon vs. aliens = explosions is fine for some braindead shounen anime. We need a cold idealist like Rossiu who makes our blood boil to keep things interesting. Why does everything have to be "agree with his values = like the character" or "disagree with his values = hate the character"? Can't we just recognize interesting characters? |
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| Ahh, die Rossiu. Too bad Kinon is smitten with such a jerk. I liked the confrontation scene between Kinon and Kittan (and Rossiu), though I wished that Kittan had landed one of his punches... We all know that Simon will get through this. And YEZ, he met Viral in the jail cell. 8D Hopefully the Simon and Viral team will become a reality? |
| I'd hardly call Rossiu a 'madman'. His thinking is logical, but simply lacks compassion and empathy. He is all about the ends, not the means. And its thanks to his upbringing which we've seen early on in the story, so we as the viewer can be empathetic to his character, even if we disagree with his methods. |
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| Where is Yoko!? And Rossiu's not that bad. He has the right intentions. |
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