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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Damn, they sure didn't waste getting right into the action with this one. First few minutes of the show immediately presents aerial combat with the aircrafts (which I think is more advanced than regular fight aircrafts in today's world) Gripen is definitely someone to watch out for especially in the air. She has potential to be a really powerful fighter. That opeing song is also kinda catchy. Not a big fan of the MC yet though. The story also needs time for development. |
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| Dat Gripen looks like an unauthentic JAS-39 Gripen Jet Not really impressed but lets see... |
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| The Gripen plane is absolutely tacky, I'd be embarrassed flying that plane. The others shown in the ED are also extremely tacky as well wtf was the artist thinking when it came to colors for one 95% pink is horrible on machines like this. Now Gripen the girl is quite pretty and I didn't expect her to kiss Kei on the first episode. I'll give it a chance seeing that the action and the girls are decent, but the sight of those tacky colored planes may not leave my mind. |
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| I've seen porn with better writing and characters. |
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| They waste no time being dramatic in this show. Holy crap that plane isn't just pink, it's efflorescent pink. Not sure how I feel about this yet. |
PhylloNakamuraJan 10, 2019 9:51 AM
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| Minghua really annoyed me this episode. |
| Another season, another seemingly forgettable show by Satelight. It seems that Kawamori simply cannot get his studio to put out a really solid top to bottom series. I'll give it the 3 episode rule to see if this improves. |
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animejas said: Minghua really annoyed me this episode. That's her role in this probably, to be annoying and jealous every time dense MC doesn't realize that those horny jets are looking at him with lust in their eyes, but hey they are not human right ? So they innocent cuz they don't understand that. |
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| Is this action? Is this a hidden romance harem? Really have a lot of questions about this one. But what I do know is that it doesn't waste time getting into the meat. Farabeuf said: Another season, another seemingly forgettable show by Satelight. It seems that Kawamori simply cannot get his studio to put out a really solid top to bottom series. I'll give it the 3 episode rule to see if this improves. One more bites the dust then, same treatment for now. |
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| I hope they take this all the way. Sex scene with a damn fighter jet. Anything less will be a disappointment. *eye roll* Pretty cliché setup. Probable drop. |
| Gripen's voice is enough to keep me around. This reminds me of Heavy Object, except the MC isn't enlisted yet.  |
| This episode was really melodramatic it was almost pointless to watch but it had some good parts like the detail in the aircraft. That being said the the main character seems to be obsessed with the Japanese Airforce yet he doesn't even seem to know which aircraft they are flying. He also has lot's of images of aircraft but failed to realise the aircraft he was looking for was a Saab Gryphen, it,s not that well known aircraft but i am pretty sure that most people with an interest in jet fighters know about it it's pretty recognisable. Also the fight which this episode started with was vague as well judging from the aircraft that came in they where either Mig-21 or Chengdu-J7 and it looked like they had the markings of Pakistan on them. I don't believe China has markings like that and it's the only airforce near Japan that's still using the J-7 Russia retired their Mig-21 years ago which makes me wonder where the fight was and why the Japanese airforce which is a self defence force was there. For the record the fighters that the Japanese airforce uses are the F2 the F4 and the F15 they are also a part of the F35 project and have been trying the get the F22 but the US wants to keep that one to themselves. |
AversaJan 10, 2019 10:39 AM
| Gone in with very low expectations and this anime turned out to be ok Looks like there will be some romance in it between the MC and the Fluorescent pink Minghua looks she has some feelings towards the MC and her character will be coming between MC and Fluorescent pink Hmm where else I have seen this scenario where a childhood friend with mom like behaviour comes in between MC and pink haired girl who is also not human |
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| This was completely different than expected, well, maybe I should've read the synopsis beforehand. Let's see how this goes, but trainwreck seems almost unavoidable. |
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| This firmly falls under enjoyable trash. Animation was solid enough but the Jet designs look garish. I suspect it's a switch off your brain type show, which is fine. |
| this is just a single-cour, right? If so, this is just another cash grab promotion for the LN. |
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ChromeEagle said: Gripen's voice is enough to keep me around. This reminds me of Heavy Object, except the MC isn't enlisted yet. well heavy object was a pretty good anime, this one tho.. the jet designs are a joke and you can tell they put zero effort in this show. enemies look like a straight up Strike Witched ripoff + there is another show that had very similar enemy types..forgot name. Minghua annoys me to no end. easy pass |
| This is the show I most anticipated for this season, and yet it is also the one I have the lowest expectations for. So far, it looks like a harem anime that has just ripped off Darling in the FranXX and Kantai Collection. The MC gives me cancer too. Well, as long as I get cute girls and a military theme, I'll probably enjoy it anyway. |
 What's the difference? |
| I expected Ono to be using his biassed writing in this show since i knew how much he loves 5D'S XD Gripin looks cute and those XI are kinda Meklord Solid start to the season. |
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| I liked the girls' color scheme. This is the evolution of Mitsuboshi Colors. |
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| The mechanics behind everything here is kinda interesting so it looks like it could be a fun time if the other girls are likable |
| The girls and their color schemes are better than i thought. |
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Aversa said: That being said the the main character seems to be obsessed with the Japanese Airforce yet he doesn't even seem to know which aircraft they are flying. He also has lot's of images of aircraft but failed to realise the aircraft he was looking for was a Saab Gryphen, it,s not that well known aircraft but i am pretty sure that most people with an interest in jet fighters know about it it's pretty recognisable. There is no Japanese Air Force after 1945. There is only the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, founded in 1954 . Juridically that's an enormous difference. Actually the Gripen (Griffin in English) is a very well known and respected fighter aircraft among japanese military nerds. Gripen models was in almost every model store in Akihabara, whens I was there a couple of years ago, and it shows up in some web mangas and other media as well. The subtitles called the plane JAS 39 Gripen, bus "JAS" is a designation only used within the Swedish Air Force. It's an Swedish abbreviation for Jakt (fighter), Attack (air-to-ground attack) and Spaning (reconnaissance). In NATO or JASDF it logically would had been abbreviated as FAR, a different number, and logically also "Griffin". |
 YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH I love how there are a lot of people dying and they don't give a f*ck. Then 02 appears and it's harem time |
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| Reminds me of early 2000's anime which of course was the start of the "anime hate" boom. |
BarnaldJan 16, 2019 7:48 AM
| I wish Cowboy Bebop never existed. |
| So, we already have GAF (Generic As F*ck) white knight main character established. By the way, there are few tags missing. |
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| Wow these Xi's sure are powerful and fast as well. Being able to not just evade surface fire from DD's and fighter jets but take them out effortlessly as well. The daughters intro and the effort that they have on the field was shown well in their first foray. Revenge though is a pretty good source of motivation for Kei. While she can be bossy Minghua's attitude can also be seen to be a result of her reliance on Kei in this foreign land. The Xi sure have some interesting abilities though. Seems Kei's first encounter with Gripen ended up creating quite the bond with her. Decent first ep that did well in setting the world and introducing the threat posed by the Xi and the attempt by Japan to counter them. Curious to see where this goes. |
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| Cliche setup, already hate the mc. That kiss came of nowhere. The action wasn't bad but i have low expectations for this. |
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| imho, it wasn't as bad as I was expecting. I like the military theme and the design of the anima so far, so Ill keep an open mind and see where this goes. Ahegyao said: Reminds me of early 2000's anime which of course was the start of the "anime hate" boom. commander31able said: the technical officer that does the exposition dump says that a human can't survive acceleration beyond 9G, and that the Zai/Xi are capable of a lot more than that. guess what's gonna happen next - they're gonna put Kei, a human, into a HiMAT-capable aircraft and he'll be just fine because why stick to rules, right? also, did a person come up with the Zai and "Daughter" designs and thought "yeah, this'll do" and gave it to their supervisor and he said "right on" and the director saw it after that and said "we're doing this"? did the guy that said "it's fuck-ugly" get thrown out of a window or does the entire production staff just give no fucks at all? Cool your autism jets sir. ^I agree.. and I must say that you, Mr. commander31able, have quite the ability to look into the future and see things that you don't like. Maybe you should do yourself a favor and get off here and go into the business yourself. With your ability, and the outstanding talents that I am certain you must possess, any company would surely beg to have you. |
Pretty shitty. So main antagonist is named Xi and hates Japan? I bet it's banned in China |
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| This was all kinds of awful. The animation was off in many places, the voice acting was cringeworthy, and the writing was atrocious. I'll give it three episodes since fighter jets are fucking awesome and one of mankinds greatest mechanical marvels behind cruise ships. |
| Did that Miguha girl just felt ntred? Poor her. |
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| - I always welcome military genre.... - The fact that the main characters are Chinese, are quite surprised me. |
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| The first episode isn't bad at all. It provides a bit of background between the main male character, childhood friend, and gripen. They didn't waste time getting right into action knowing how powerful the enemy are and how powerless normal jets too. And a surprising kiss between the two. Minhua, looked like a older Nagisa from StB. She's cute and understand how she feels if the MC joins the JSDF. MC is normal kid. but seems to have some knowledge about aircraft at least have interest. The animation quality is good. Seems like our pink princess take a good liking to the MC on the early episodes. Quite amusing the fat guy is trying to mess with her pretending to threaten him. So his wish to join the JSDF came true quick. Seems like a harem seeing there are three cute....jets. who the MC needs to take care of. Plus his childhood friend. |
| is this a commercial anime for the recruitment of self defense force towards foreigners who are interested in Japanese immigration. As the anime has shown, if you join the force you will get surrounded by cute girls. |
| That is one persistent missile. Satelight and China sure like to get along... "I knew you could move, you lazy ass." Lol, he did that just to get the jet to move? Alright. We got some action, some backstory, details on the Xi and why standard fighters can't fight them, and the daughters that are designed to combat the Xi but are still under testing. I guess this is where Narutani starts building up those social links so that they can fly better. Gimme the jets! |
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| Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhh bro |
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| Not interesting but it was okay. a lot of technical info dump...okay... gonna stick with this and let's what's gonna happen... Nice OP! by Run Girls, Run! i know this girl group, they are from the sub group that formed from the story of Wake Up girls S2! good to see that they are still active and produces more Anisongs! 4/5. |
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Cliche. the protagonist seems to like aircraft but simply did not recognize the Saab Gripen ... And I do not understand why the PLA sent fighter aircraft J-7(Mig21) to face the enemies and I do not understand why J-7 fired missiles similar to the IRIS- T(maybe it can be a PL10 SR) then the normal IRIS-T is not able to withstand the ECM of the ZAI. Then the pink Gripen arrives he shoots the same missile only this time the missile is pink... as Zeno would say "woooow sugoi ne" lol although I do not believe that the Zai can maneuver to more than 40Gs, the enemy aircraft has ECM advanced to fool a IRIS-T (similar) so, would not it be better if the JSDF updated the missiles? Example The missile AIM 120D has a no escape zone (NEZ) of approximately 45km. Moreover the AIM-120D is capable of supporting lateral acceleration of up to 40Gs. But why am I saying all this? Because the anime theoretically follows the real world , the fighters are variations of their real analogues. What I can not understand is the reason why even the aircraft canopy is pink. The protagonist's friend is boring and acts as if it were the mother of the protagonist, she is controlling and annoying. this looks more like an harem anime cliche. I'll keep watching because I like military aircraft. the IRIS-T is able to achieve lateral acceleration of up to approximately 60Gs  |
Port_Royal_CG-73Jan 11, 2019 3:38 AM
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| With a title like "Girly Air Force" and all promotional material shows girls and colorful jets, you'd expect this to be a parody show that doesn't take itself seriously. This is not how I expected it to be. ---- Also, glad to know Japan is still making progress with gender equality. |
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Port_Royal_CG-73 said: Cliche. the protagonist seems to like aircraft but simply did not recognize the SAAB Gripen ... SAAB with uppercase letters was the abbreviation of the company name "Svenska Aeroplan AB" from 1927 to 1965. From 1965 the company name is the former abbreviation, and is just Saab AB. So no four uppercase letters since then. If you don't want to yell the company name. ;) BOEING!!! LOCKHEED!!! SAAB!!! :D |
Port_Royal_CG-73 said: Cliche. the protagonist seems to like aircraft but simply did not recognize the SAAB Gripen ... SAAB with uppercase letters was the abbreviation of the company name "Svenska Aeroplan AB" from 1927 to 1965. From 1965 the company name is the former abbreviation, and is just Saab AB. So no four uppercase letters since then. If you don't want to yell the company name. ;) BOEING!!! LOCKHEED!!! SAAB!!! :D |
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