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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Interesting, we got Nami making her appearance this episode. It's about time Sousuke gets more allies in this season. The episode gave me a favorable impression with her personality so far. Not a fan of the CG stuff but the mecha battle was fine. It would of been better imo if they removed the CG though. Nami's past isn't pleasant but by this point, I think it's no surprise anymore for most of the characters. Lol, the ending. Sleep talking Sousuke! |
Stark700May 18, 2018 6:29 AM
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| That was a weird but intriguing direction this show is taking. Nami seems fine so far. But I'm kinda wondering if she is just a normal girl or if she maybe someone "special". And the fights whilst a bit too heavy with the CG, was fun. I hope they connect this with the Kaname situation well. But so far, good start. |
| I like the new girl and setting. I almost expected the crew from Black Lagoon to show up in this kind of town, LOL. The CGI is meh as usual. I wish more production companies looked at something like Megalobox and see how gorgeous and well animated 2d looks even with todays budget limitations. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| (Personal) Best FMP Girl has arrived! I don't think the fight was quite that... extravagant in the LNs. Could be wrong though. Glossed over certain minor (literally minor, nothing important was detracted) stuff and one light joke, but no big deal. They even had to skip the ending. |
| Hmm, this was not what I expected, it felt like the first episode of a brand new show. That said, I'm not against it, as long as they tie it in with the Chidori situation soon. This is an interesting setting with some interesting characters, and I'm curious to see what they'll do with it. At first I was wondering if this camera guy was Weber in disguise, he looks a lot like him. Farabeuf said: I almost expected the crew from Black Lagoon to show up in this kind of town, LOL. I mean, this new guy kinda looks like Benny lol Not as stubbly, but between the blond hair, glasses, and that shirt I immediately thought of him XD |
| "EVERYBODY, CLAP YOUR HANDS!" "PLUS ULTRA!" |
| cool cool no idea who these guys are but I'm interested in seeing where it goes. Nice quick mech fight, that guy didn't stand a chance. |
MistLiigh said: Hmm, this was not what I expected, it felt like the first episode of a brand new show. That said, I'm not against it, as long as they tie it in with the Chidori situation soon. This is an interesting setting with some interesting characters, and I'm curious to see what they'll do with it. At first I was wondering if this camera guy was Weber in disguise, he looks a lot like him. Farabeuf said: I almost expected the crew from Black Lagoon to show up in this kind of town, LOL. I mean, this new guy kinda looks like Benny lol Not as stubbly, but between the blond hair, glasses, and that shirt I immediately thought of him XD Exactly! Half the episode i thought he was Kurz in disguise though |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| Huh, an oranged hair girl called Nami... where have I seen that before Jokes aside she's a nice character, I like her. If this was a new show I would have shipped her with Souske in a heartbeat. |
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| Good episode. Although it is not a continuation. But more like a reminiscence for Sousuke's past. I hopw we will see some desert action. |
| I was not expecting this. I mean, the girl just got kidnapped and might be in danger, I was not expecting him to be goofing around while participating in mech fights. Dont tell me, this is what constitutes for training montage? |
| I shall know no fear as I am fear incarnated |
ZingFreelancer said: I was not expecting this. I mean, the girl just got kidnapped and might be in danger, I was not expecting him to be goofing around while participating in mech fights. Dont tell me, this is what constitutes for training montage? You'll find out why he is there next episode. |
Aeoness said: Good episode. Although it is not a continuation. But more like a reminiscence for Sousuke's past. I hopw we will see some desert action. well actaully this is continuation from the last episode after chidori was captured. So this is not something past related. This arc are like 8 chapters. They did 1.5 chapter in this episode. The show in a whole. We are at 29/90 if people wondering. |
| Man, there was only a delay of one week, but it feels like eons has passed since the last episode. Not gonna lie, I was confused as heck as first, and if not for Sousuke's presence and the mechas, I would had thought I was watching a different show. Not that this is bad, since Nami and Lemon are so far nice characters and I'm sure there is a reason involving the stuff with Kaname and Amalgam of why Sousuke is here, but it was still weird. I like to see that Sousuke is still a badass after his previous defeat. He owning that asshole of Dao both in the AS fight and personally was great. MistLiigh said: I'm glad to not be the only one who though of Benny when Lemon appeared for the first time. They are similar, with the difference that Lemon is shaved.Farabeuf said: I almost expected the crew from Black Lagoon to show up in this kind of town, LOL. I mean, this new guy kinda looks like Benny lol Not as stubbly, but between the blond hair, glasses, and that shirt I immediately thought of him XD |
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| What a messy episode. Everything just felt totally off compared to the earlier four episodes. First of all: The animation... holy crap. I thought we had seen the last of these cheap quality episodes years ago, yet it was resurrected in this episode. And let's not talk about the direction.. We knew that Sagara would sweep the floor in both the competition he volunteered to and the whole assault scene in the end, yet they tried to create some kind of non-existing suspense. I'm at such loss of words over how bad this episode was that I honestly can't continue writing. I hope they get their act together and turn the remaining 7 episodes into something decent. |
| A new arc begins without much explanation, but I think it will come with time, so no problems, because I liked this new development, new characters were presented, I really liked Nami, but I know that in FMP a character does not stand out by chance , I fear for her future, but I like to see Sousuke struggling even without a mecha .. |
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| I honestly thought I was watching a different anime when this episode started. :O New setting and characters introduced completely confused me a bit. Took long enough before Sagara reappeared. Anyway, I like the new girl, Nami. But I wonder if she will be a character only for this arc or not? Looking forward to see what happened to the other character (Tessa, Chidori, etc.) hopefully in the next episode or so. |
footmasterMay 18, 2018 3:08 PM
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| Lemon slept with an underage? Where is the FBI? XD |
| I am watching the right episode? Sousuke just gone from school and now he is somewhere really far already.... This feel like a spin-off from out of nowhere. |
| Into the Internet! |
| SOHSKY SEAGULL, LMAOOOOO. New girl is interesting. Wonder what Sousuke is looking for, maybe he got some leads plus he needs the money to repair his broken Arbalest so might as well kill two birds with one stone. |
My personal favorite character from this arc. I hope it ends up differently from the source though. Speaking of which...if anybody doesn't want to have the anime be spoiled for them, DO NOT watch or play the upcoming PS4 game "Full Metal Panic! Fight! Who Dares Win" to be released in May 31, 2018, until after you finish this anime...because it's basically this anime in game-form. |
| I've been somewhat lost as it is, watching this show, because it's been a really long time since I've watched the previous seasons... And I had even less of an idea what was going on at the start of this one, thinking it was possibly a flashback episode, or something. BUT, I wound up really digging it. It carried with it shades of Suisei no Gargantia and Black Lagoon, with the new characters and backdrop. All around, I have to say, I really liked it. |
sXebluesMay 18, 2018 10:04 PM
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| finally get to the best part |
| bruh |
| We're G Gundam now. But damn...those slaps really sounded like they hurt... |
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| Very strange to see story to turn like that + felt that it was rushed. And the mech animation ... ^ Also really reminded Black lagoon. |
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| w0w! surprisingly good episode! Sousuke easily beat that robot of Dao just with his raw piloting skills! Looks like there would be new group that Sousuke will be taking care of... real steel arc kinda? lolz 5/5. |
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wolfichan said: TehRei said: This episode felt like it had nothing to do with the rest of the series. The mech fight was cool and all, but the episode overall was kind of a mess. Although a mess is preferable to a recap I guess. Exactly what i was thinking....i thought i hade skipped some episodes by accident. yeah I thought that too, so I stopped it and watched episode 4. then started to think maybe this is for some reason an past event before he joins Mithril and then I saw what I thought as Weber, so was convinced it was a past event until the last scene. PS don't get why the like of orange girl, maybe nostalgy ?? well I like Tessa 1st and Kaname 2nd. |
LF2005May 19, 2018 7:50 AM
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| The CGI looks pretty bad, but the story as a whole feels soooo much better than the previous seasons. There is no contest about it. |
| Yet these hands will never hold anything. Thus I pray, Unlimited Waifu Works!  |
| This season been great since the start. I m really really loving this. Xebec thank you! I m digging the new girl, and the episode felt refreshing, I though they would follow immediatly after Sousuke is getting out of school, but this sudden change of scenary also left me craving for more! |
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| Never mess with specialists, particularly with Sohsky Seagull. Sagara gets a brief moment of solace, albeit an intensive one. His new-found acquaintances are also intriguing, both of them are a lot more capable than they seem. Too bad that they are not aware of the fact that remaining close to Sagara brings misfortune, despite occasional ounces of comic relief. I am definitely looking forward to seeing how ongoing affairs will unfold. |
nerdokingoftrash said: The CGI looks pretty bad, but the story as a whole feels soooo much better than the previous seasons. There is no contest about it. Something must be wrong with my eyes, why is everyone saying the CGI is bad? I mean, it's pretty detailed AND fluid. Honestly, it looks visually satisfying to me O_o. |
| Giant Killing was a good show, but what about that Mithril?? Do like the new setting. Nami's cute, and Seagull gets to be badass again. |
QuattroVaginasMay 19, 2018 6:47 PM
| Sieg Zeon! |
| dunno, Nami is 'try too hard to be cool' char for me. right now |
| Did we just have a Blue Lagoon Full Metal Panic cross over? |
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nerdokingoftrash said: The CGI looks pretty bad, but the story as a whole feels soooo much better than the previous seasons. There is no contest about it. I think it's inferior to The Second Raid in just about every way, which as far as I'm concerned is the gold standard for FMP. The new characters in this episode seem OK, if a bit cookie cutter. Nami reminds me a lot of Kiki Rosita from Gundam 08th MS Team. A bit of a troublemaker, but endearing. Still kinda felt like a filler episode after already having a non-episode last week. At least the mech physics seemed better this episode. They rightfully portrayed the old RK-92 like it was a clunker, but Sousuke was still able to compensate. I would've preferred the match had more of a struggle, like a piece of equipment malfunctioning on Sousuke's AS causing a handicap for him. It lacked any tension. |
kingcity20 said: Oh for the love of -_- nvm gotta love MAL |
| The first half.. it was a bit difficult to follow along.. I wasn't interested in following the story line of some characters I hadn't seen before.. But the moment sousuke showed up, I immediately started getting into it. And the ending was worth it xD I'm still not 100% into the new characters but I can't wait to see what role they will have on the story.. which I hope I'll get to see a lot of in the next episode! |
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| Now.. lets just hope that they don't do a 100% faithful adaptation... |
| 3 year time skip? Oh boy, poor Sousuke, probably got NTRd real hard already, Testarosas brother probably already impregnated Chidori multiple times |
| They didn't even care about the Rick guy. Talk about bad writing no matter how bad the dude was. |
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| Really interesting episode if you ask me, really do wonder what happens next! |
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| Glasses guy looks like Webber. And Nami is cute! |
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