| I'm watching Alnoah Zero and after hitting the very typical exposition scene, two men started describing mechs at a bar acting like it's the usual Tuesday. Then one faggy gentlemen was describing mechs or something and called them "KT9" or whatever fucking jargon Urobuchi came up with this time. I don't even remember that's how boringly lame the name is. Do you think anime should just stop trying to give specifically lame names to their mechas and just call them "mechs?" Do you think some anime has interesting mecha names besides garbage like "KT9"? |
PeenusWeenusCaimOct 31, 2014 1:42 AM
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| Nope, I like when Mechs have names. Especially in Eureka 7 with Nirvash for example. |
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| I think it would be a nice addition for real robot models to be given appropriately colloquial nicknames more often, yes. |
j0x said: US battleships are named after states, cities, people.military weapons in real life are named with things i do not remember too Some gun names are memorable. Desert Eagle The "Magnum" "Panther" tanks KT9 though? like wtf, I'd rather they just name them mecha-lolis and I totally would have been fine with something like that. |
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Udgey said: You're confusing official designations, common names, and nicknames.j0x said: US battleships are named after states, cities, people.military weapons in real life are named with things i do not remember too Some gun names are memorable. Desert Eagle The "Magnum" "Panther" tanks KT9 though? like wtf, I'd rather they just name them mecha-lolis and I totally would have been fine with something like that. |
| Mecha with no names is pointless. |
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j0x said: Well yeah there's an overabundance of military weapons so of course it's going to have to enter names like AK46, G36A1, MP40s, and such but in a lot of mecha anime, there's only like 3 different brands of mechs excluding the main character mechs (Because they're so goddamn special)Udgey said: US battleships are named after states, cities, people. Some gun names are memorable. Desert Eagle The "Magnum" "Panther" tanks KT9 though? like wtf, I'd rather they just name them mecha-lolis and I totally would have been fine with something like that. im more thinking of military stuff like MP5 Navy Gun or F-16 fighter jet or X-37B secret space plane and etc |
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| Super ultra mega death machine Mk 666 - alpha prototype |
| Nope, names are cool. |
| I don't like to watch mecha anyway. |
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| Those complicated names gives mecha a bit more identity, and as ridiculous as some of these codenames may sound, it's necessary. How lame would it be if robots in an anime are just called "Mecha 1" and "Mecha 2"... |
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| It's just the way it is, animu trying tremendously hard to be cool. |
| IMO mecha is the best with it names |
| Sometimes they really should just call it a robot/mech/mecha. Ditto with zombie movies, just call them a fucking zombie. |
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ReaperCreeper said: Sometimes they really should just call it a robot/mech/mecha. Ditto with zombie movies, just call them a fucking zombie. A zombie by any other name would smell as putrid? |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| If there aren't any weapons with specific names in a mecha anime then it's not a real mecha |
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| What,you mean IT'S A MECHA!!!!!! instead of IT'S A GUNDAM!!!!! No Thank you.... |
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| The names are not really a problem. It's much more memorable than model numbers. Way more ridiculous is that when they use a weapon they need to shout the long and complicated name of the weapon... |
| I don't like the word mecha,gives me shivers... Weapon names are cool and make them seem unique and different in a good way, prefer highly this way. |
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| Nope. Because otherwise it would be the same as magical girls naming their attacks "Magic" |
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| Honestly though I don't really give much of a shit about the names. Though some of the designs though, they look more like plastic toys rather than weapons of war. |
| I don't understand the question Gundam has both Gundams and Mobile Suits often referred to as such. They also have production designations and actual names. Seems like everything covered there. Example: MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam |
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| Why would you want that? Just because you are incompetent to remember the names? |
| Yeah, they should stop doing that. Names that are a combination of arbitrary letters and numbers like that are hard to remember and a rather silly naming scheme. It's just like guns in real life, and what's worse is you always have some gun otaku bragging about how he can memorise every gun and their specific details. |
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Dalis said: You see, the problem is, the anime is so bad I'm probably not going to bother learning the differenceIn Aldnoah, mechs in general are called Kataphrakts. The Earth Forces us a model line called KG. Inaho's orange one is KG-6 Sleipnir, and the KG-7 used by everyone else is called Areion. tl;dr learn the difference between model numbers and names. |
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Udgey said: Dalis said: You see, the problem is, the anime is so bad I'm probably not going to bother learning the differenceIn Aldnoah, mechs in general are called Kataphrakts. The Earth Forces us a model line called KG. Inaho's orange one is KG-6 Sleipnir, and the KG-7 used by everyone else is called Areion. tl;dr learn the difference between model numbers and names. Not that I disagree, but this is a different issue. At least the impression won't be due to the mechas' names. In this respect, A.Z might be memorable though, because the Kataphrakts operate under alien source of power, which makes them closer to the super robot type, while the KG-6's are armaments most real robots have in common. It's rare to see the two in one series, so I'd remember them along with other series like Reideen/2007 and Majestic Prince. It's the same with cars. Can't call every mobile vehicle on the street 'a car' and understand to which one the others refer to. |
| Okay can anyone recommend me an actual good mecha (that isn't code geass or evangelion)? What anime is this?  |
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sullynathan said: Break BladeOkay can anyone recommend me an actual good mecha (that isn't code geass or evangelion)? What anime is this? zellami said: Well there's always a certain name associated to cars. You don't call this car MODEL 454 shortened to M454, you just call it a fucking honda civic. People give general names to technology for sake of simplicity and the same goes for in the military. Udgey said: You see, the problem is, the anime is so bad I'm probably not going to bother learning the difference Not that I disagree, but this is a different issue. At least the impression won't be due to the mechas' names. In this respect, A.Z might be memorable though, because the Kataphrakts operate under alien source of power, which makes them closer to the super robot type, while the KG-6's are armaments most real robots have in common. It's rare to see the two in one series, so I'd remember them along with other series like Reideen/2007 and Majestic Prince. It's the same with cars. Can't call every mobile vehicle on the street 'a car' and understand to which one the others refer to. |
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sullynathan said: Okay can anyone recommend me an actual good mecha (that isn't code geass or evangelion)? What anime is this? A)Gun X Sword, Fafner in the Azure: Dead Aggressor, and Armored Trooper VOTOMS in that order. B)As mentioned above, Break Blade (Movies came first, series used footage from the movies, no idea about the quality of either). |
Udgey said: Well there's always a certain name associated to cars. You don't call this car MODEL 454 shortened to M454, you just call it a fucking honda civic. People give general names to technology for sake of simplicity and the same goes for in the military. Are you ignoring luxury car companies? |
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Udgey said: zellami said: Well there's always a certain name associated to cars. You don't call this car MODEL 454 shortened to M454, you just call it a fucking honda civic. People give general names to technology for sake of simplicity and the same goes for in the military. Not that I disagree, but this is a different issue. At least the impression won't be due to the mechas' names. In this respect, A.Z might be memorable though, because the Kataphrakts operate under alien source of power, which makes them closer to the super robot type, while the KG-6's are armaments most real robots have in common. It's rare to see the two in one series, so I'd remember them along with other series like Reideen/2007 and Majestic Prince. It's the same with cars. Can't call every mobile vehicle on the street 'a car' and understand to which one the others refer to. True that, but they also give serial numbers to every part in them and combined production lines descriptions. While professionals could use non-names in professional discussions, and in anime as well, sometimes fans use it for brevity, authors could use it for characterization and brevity :L |
| No thats what makes mecha so damn good. |
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