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Jan 28, 2022 8:28 AM
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This was like watching a tactical warfare video game but in anime style lol

Poor M4A1. Seems she can't ever catch a break in this show without running into enemies. Sadly, I couldn't get much invested into the characters this episode. Seems they're aiming for more flashy action than building the cast so far. Yikes, the cliffhanger.
Jan 28, 2022 8:32 AM
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Gladfully, they can rescue SOPMODII with ease.
OH NOOO..... AR-15 She needs a rescue as soon as possible. Surely, M4A1 and SOPMODII will try to find a way to rescue her.
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Jan 28, 2022 8:44 AM
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Pretty good episode with an interesting cliffhanger.

I love the action scenes in this show.
Jan 28, 2022 9:50 AM
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I only just realized that there's a manga version of the game, and is just exactly like the anime but better.

M4A1 is well and alive, and the reunion of the rest of the AR team with AR15, SOPII and M16 once they're out of Sangvis land. But then again, the camaraderie between the Griffin T-Dolls and Commander Gentiane is one of instinct and cooperation, and mission accomplished if everyone is back safe and sound.

AR15 is still in trouble, and needs rescue at the double as she is held hostage by Sangvis T-Dolls.

The action scenes...as good as it is, the quality is starting to decline.
Jan 28, 2022 11:08 AM
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Have to say the T dolls really have some weird personality types among them. Given the situation not wasting any time in launching a rescue op was the right call on the commanders part. Fighting on your terms rather than on the enemies is the best possible strategy especially when the enemy are more advanced than you are. Plus even though they're dolls doesn't mean that they should be treated as disposable a fact that im grateful the commander understands. The base defense scenario while providing some nice tension and action also provided a good opportunity to showcase the dolls special abilities. Rescuing AR15 though is gonna be tricky since Hunter knows they're be rescuing her. Overall a decent ep that did well to expand upon M4 and SOP2's characters by showing them new ways in order to fight that they had not known off. While the commanders tactics thus far have been effective im curious to see what will happen if Sangvis ups their game to which hunter is clearly doing.
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Jan 28, 2022 11:31 AM
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Assuming this is going for 12 episodes, I've enjoyed the first third of this cour; not critiquing much and I like the fact that there is an anime adaptation of a sort. Tho there's a lot of shortcuts with some of the gun models... but I'm no expert in the depth of it all and the story too

Not sure where the manhua ends at, but we seem to have left off at around 3-4 Normal in the game. not bad, but at this rate we might be going head-on into Campaign stories or even the later chapters (7+)
Jan 28, 2022 12:35 PM
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I found myself actively skipping through this episode.

Episode storyboarding was uninteresting. Combat choreography was dull. Art quality took a hit.

A definite step down from episode 3. Clear that the director just doesn't know how to handle the series. The manhua is so very much better than this.
Jan 28, 2022 2:47 PM
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Not a bad episode, I think I liked last week’s more but this was still a nice action packed one. They rescued SOPII and then defended the base after its location was discovered, the gunfights were fun to watch despite how they weren’t very realistic, specifically how SOPII charged right into gunfire and no one had to reload even though a few of them like the SMGs probably need to. I saw some favorites in there too, the Browning machine gun being one of them, and I liked the bit of explanation of why they fight the way they do, being because the dolls used to be civilian dolls and also use older weapons.

And SOPII is now disappointed that Gentiane can’t immediately send out another group to rescue AR15. Definitely still enjoying this but there’s much better shows airing on this same day lol.
Jan 29, 2022 1:28 AM
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SOPII is definitely a waifu.

The Episode is great, although it feels too disconnected. There is no real continuity between the scenes, except the overall plot and ep. 4 showed it more than the previously episodes.

The Squad is going from one action sequence to the other without any plot development.

I hope that we can get a whole battle with character development and not many different small battles where the outcomeS does not change the plot.
Jan 29, 2022 5:25 AM
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It's so boring. Definitely my least favourite anime this season. There's just nothing interesting about it 1/5
Jan 29, 2022 8:38 AM

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LMAO the rating dropped hard. It's completely understandable.

This episode was definitely an improvement from the previous one. The fights are still as bland as ever with no excitement or thrill, well can't expect much from gun-based action but the story is moving forward and it's getting somewhat interesting now.

We also finally see our main characters again, I've started to recognize our MC's by their names now.

Till now this anime really does feel like it's literally a game made into an anime, which it is but it's literally progressing like a game instead of like an anime, it's like you are completing missions in game and then you are given new msision and with new mission you are facing mini bosses and facing hurdles etc.. You need to rescue someone, their are enemies who are weak and their numbers are their only advantage. Their is supposedly a final boss somewhere and for now you are supposed to defeat the mini bosses, right now that mini boss is Hunter who has captured AR15.

Was I the only one who noticed the commanders voice sounding different at times, sometimes it was cute, sometimes it was strict and somewhat manly lol, I don't know how to describe it.

Still the best part of the episode was it's OP and ED.

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The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama.
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Jan 29, 2022 9:19 AM
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I was shocked that they caught AR15! It was a good episode! I came here after a lame episode of Orient lol.
Jan 29, 2022 5:09 PM
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TsutanaiFuun said:
LMAO the rating dropped hard. It's completely understandable.

This episode was definitely an improvement from the previous one. The fights are still as bland as ever with no excitement or thrill, well can't expect much from gun-based action [...]


What about SAO Alternative: Gun Gale Online?
Jan 29, 2022 7:06 PM
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Meh Episode as always. I hope they show the other commanders like in the manga, since Gentiane is not to my liking
Jan 29, 2022 9:30 PM

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firemagnet said:
TsutanaiFuun said:
LMAO the rating dropped hard. It's completely understandable.

This episode was definitely an improvement from the previous one. The fights are still as bland as ever with no excitement or thrill, well can't expect much from gun-based action [...]


What about SAO Alternative: Gun Gale Online?
I haven't watched SAO yet so can't really say.

The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama.
Feeling half happy, half sad.
  

Kawaii waifus
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Jan 30, 2022 6:44 AM
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At least they got SOPMODII safe but AR-15 is still held hostage by Sangvis to lure M4A1, and that's actually what's happening since they want to save her as soon as possible even though Griffin doesn't want to rush it (which seems to make SOPMODII angry/disappointed of course), we'll see how it goes but I hope that AR-15 will be saved.
Jan 30, 2022 4:56 PM
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The bgm and sfx starting to annoy me, ngl. Hopefully they find something better than those kind of out of place bgm and sfx, seriously. The gunfight still fine, i don't have problem with still frames as long as Sopmod always looking cute and fun like that. Damn her va really nail it, i like her xd.

For the storyline, well, GnK with more 16Lab help really need to put up more effort to their security lines. Your firepowers could be that antique bunch, but come on, at least your security needs to be as advance as Sangvis. Because of one unauthorized call from your unit, the entire base exposed to the enemy and manage to surrounded you all night long. That's some bad situations up there, no wonder Gentiene called the day-off for T-dolls doin the outside rescue mission and might be focusing to fix the internal problem. Perhaps...

Well, i hope Sopmod won't be that mad, can calm her teeth down, and lets cease it for a while. Because seems like Hunter kinda be more bothersome than the last three elite Sangvis leader before. Lets see...
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Jan 31, 2022 2:40 AM

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So freakin lazy

Not to mention the dialogue lacks the charm the dialogue in the game has.
and the sound arrangement in the battle scene... boring.

I feel like they're doing this as rushed job they don't love. Not just in terms of animation, but the whole project as an overall.
Jan 31, 2022 9:46 AM
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lots of action in this episode, got to see more of SOPII (always a plus), and a cliffhanger at the end leaves me wanting to see what happens next. Not bad.
Feb 6, 2022 5:41 PM

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It was an okay episode.

Hoping more intense action other than SOPII carrying the episode.

Also Hunter's VA (Hagihara Ami) returns from the game!



Hope we get more intense fights soon!

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