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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Just wondering, was it supposed to be in black and white? Or did I watch a messed up version? Also, the last episode was way better than the first one. Very good. |
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| Yes, it's black-white for the PATHOS. |
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| I really enjoyed the last three episodes. |
| Hmm.. I know the whole black-and-white thing was supposed to be artistic, but it kind of felt like they were just being cheap. Especially the battle sequence. It looks like they just threw in a few production sketches and called it good. 12,000 years is a long time. The japanese language probably wouldn't exist in its current form. And hopefully we would have gotten around that pesky relativity problem by then. Nonetheless, pretty epic ending. Lighting up the earth was a good choice, especially since it's obvious that Jung initiated the whole idea. Well, on to Top wo Nerae 2~! 15 years later... coincidence? XD |
naikou said: Well, on to Top wo Nerae 2~! 15 years later... coincidence? XD Enjoy your "HOLY SHIT AWESOME ENDING." |
| Duly noted. Gainax seems to be pretty good at pulling those. |
| Hahaha epic and happy yet melancholic ending, since all the people waiting for them are lo~ng dead. Also I bet GAINAX ran out of budget at the end, concept art battle, black and white, and parts of people were disappearing in the last 10 minutes or so. |
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| As far as I know those black-and-white parts were even a bit more expensive than the coloured ones. Don't pin me on it though. |
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| Tears were shed during this episode. |
| happy happy joy joy! - XD - i didn't cry or get attach like some people at the end but it was a good activity to waste time. |
makezh22Apr 5, 2009 8:36 PM
| All I can say is: GOOD END. Seriously great ending to a great OVA, preparing myself to go and grab Diebuster off the nearest bot I can find~ |
| When I started watching it I thought it'd be rather boring but it seems that it was worth to watch till the end. I guess I liked it |
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| I've long said that this is one of the best endings ever for any anime. |
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Bladecatcher said: Epic ending. Next up, Diebuster. So did they have a budget problem, you know with he black and white and skipping the battles. No. In this case it was a purely artistic decision. They actually painted the cels in shades of gray rather that painting them in color and using black and white film. |
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| Best episode ever made in Japanese animation. The ending scene with "Toki no Kawa o Koete..." as BGM, the two red dots and the reception of the future Earth's inhabitants is just... Well, too good to be described here ! And Anno's direction is supreme throughout the whole episode too. |
 In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same. |
| Got to be one of the best anime i've ever seen. I don't think i'll ever forget that ending. |
Ston3_FreeN7Aug 19, 2009 3:58 AM
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Awesome ending, really, kinda sad and touching. And the space battle fights were just: wow! With the music and the black and white colours... that was just speechless. And I really love how the relation between the 3 girls evolved througout the story. Kazumi use to see Norito as inferior as herself, she felt like she had to help her, now she see her as her equal. Jung use to hate Norito and Kazumi and to see them as rivals, now she's really close to them. Also good question, does the Human being have the right to influence in the whole universe system just for it own sake? Overall I really enjoyed the 3 last episodes, but I can't forget about the 3 first episodes that really bored me. That's why I will not give much more than 6 but that was really a great OAV in some ways. |
| Touching & melancholy. I can understand why this is considered a classic. |
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| GUNBUSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| I'm speechless, SPEECHLESS I SAY! In the beggining I was a little relutant about the black and white choice... but it proved to be incredible, superb, a work of art. The last scene when Gunbuster busts the fuk out of the a core a friggin busting fuking mecha punch was one of the most epic and better animated scenes I have ever scene in anime. And the ending, while no the best ending ever... it was amazing. I just can't understand how Gunbuster stood that implosion... I mean it was in the center of the friggin Black Hole...the whole point of it was to swallow everything... |
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| Excellent ending! Happy yet melancholic! The first couple of episodes were a bit boring, but it was worth it. I give it a 9/10 |
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| Didn't like it. |
Nitre said: Pretty good. I'm a sucker for stuff with relativistic effects in it, so this was a treat. I laughed at the sheer idiocy of the size of things, though. That black hole bomb would've caused some massive gravity. In case you forgot, Jung couldn't even go with them because she couldn't handle the pressure. Gunbuster itself barely did. Unless I'm an idiot of forgetting something, the pressure is (at least, mostly caused) by gravity. |
| Not again Gainax. The time concept was the best part, it left me wondering this couple of days. My WTF? moment was when she ripped her shirt off, that was just random. ☺ 7-8/10 |
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| Best ending for an anime imo |
Raitei said: why did it take them 12000 Earth years to get back? They travelled to the centre of the galaxy right? So, if they were able to warp out using the remaining reactor,would that make it 6000 each way? 2 Main factors
so now we talk about the black hole bomb, a black whole of that size will have a massive amount of mass ( think all the stars and planets etc. it sucks in thats pretty damn big mass compressed into a single point ) the Gunbuster was basically at ground zero where the mass is the heaviest ( 1 second of time they experience was probably years on earth ) this wouldn't matter if they got sucked into the black hole but they managed to escape it if you factor in both elements BAM! 12,000 year time lag when they warp back to earth. ok now i can talk about the ep! loved it! the random ecchi at the black hole part was pretty O.O but it worked! when they got back to earth which is pitch black and they thou they out lived humanity then you see "welcome home" that was pretty damn awesome . I'm on to the next season I read on one of the reviews that without this, NGE would never be! so this will always be in my heart 9/10 for me *edit* thanks >:D and oh i have no idea how they manged to break free! maybe gunbuster was just that GOOD |
suprhiroJun 12, 2010 4:36 AM
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| Oh WOW, 12 000 years later... that was somewhat amazing by itself. It's not that I am saying human technology can't advance so much as to build something like Gunbuster three, which is true, but isn't it a little too big? Even if we had the technology, where would we get all the material to build it? Even if it was made out of rocks I doubt we have that many rocks on earth, and I am certain it is not made out of granite. XD DonKangolJones said: Yeah, despite it's many flaws one has to watch it to see how good it is in some aspects.Touching & melancholy. I can understand why this is considered a classic. |
| The ending was too awesome, i really enjoyed this OAV. |
| Bumped from 8 to 9/10 because of this ending, i had chills throughout the episode. I love Gainax/Anno's unique way of ending animes. |
| Great episode.I still think this would have worked better as a series.It felt...somewhat rushed.8/10 |
| "This Forest isn't going to reveal all its secrets for the likes of you." |
| 10/10 for me and top 5 favorite! Liked so much gunbuster! |
| Really amazing ending. I love how they worked in the time lag in this series, most shows wouldn't bother. |
| This is supposed to be a happy ending? ;____________; I need to go watch something super-happy now to cheer me up. |
| That was a beautiful ending. ;_; |
| Such a good OVA I was crying at that welcome back part in the end. Such a touching anime, it's got to be hard knowing everyone you care about will be long dead when you get back. The best part was that at least Noriko and Kazumi were together though. Loved this. |
After reading what everyone else thought I really must have watched a messed version... I just don't get it ??? I felt the show peaked at the end of ep 4 where I was ready to give it a high 8 maybe a 9, and really dropped off for ep 6. WAAAAAAAAAY beyond any hope of possibility, even more than than what my avatar and sig are. I'm normally not one to troll in any way really, but I still just don't get it ??? And also.... I cannot see any possibility of Gunbuster being even able to reach earth in the shattered condition it was in, let alone in what appears in the span of a few minutes or hours. It was running on half power at best with extreme damage to just about everything. Unfortunately it is not believable in any sense to me. *shrugs* If you liked it great, but I cannot rate the show higher than a 7. Even considering when it was released, and that is being generous too. And a little more. Isn't this a prime example of gambling every last thing on a slim possibility that may even cause catastrophic damage to earth too? I mean a black hole that can rip apart the center of the galaxy is going to have effects on earth. They may be fine for now, but it's just circling the drain. *sigh* I just didn't enjoy the show for parts of 5 and most of ep 6. This was true until I watched Gunbuster 2 / Diebuster I feel I have a better grasp of why, but a lot of things still don't quite work for me. But I can bump my rating up to an 8. |
TasolthJan 15, 2011 2:46 AM
We will never forget those that have fallen for our freedom! |
| Will someone tell just what the hell is going on? |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| The ending threw me off a bit. How in the world did they leave that black hole alive? And what happened in the end? It looked like they turned into red orbs or something and went flying towards earth. Explanation? |
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| That was great! Pretty artistic too and lol@ random ecchi ( if she had to do that for Gunbuster to rip its chest-plate off why didn't she need to rip her heart out as well >.>) XPP But DAYUM FREAKING 12,000 YEARS??? Wow i can't even imagine how the world would ;\ One of the best OVA I've ever watched! Now for Diebuster! 8/10 |
| Wow 12,000 years...I think mankind have already migrated to the stars in this galaxy by that time like in Warhammer 40K and maybe to other neighboring galaxies as well. Anyway I was sad that it took 12 millennia for them to go home but happy as well that although it might not look like the Earth they've left and known, it's still home and one that remembers and are welcoming them back. What a great series! I can finally see where NGE and TTGL got some of their crazy ideas. XD |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| 10/10 Loved it! I'm really looking forward to seeing Diebuster now... |
| that was quite good. i hated the direction with deciding on black and white for that last episode.....ending was amazing and very very sad at the same time. overall 7/10 |
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