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Nov 16, 2022 8:57 AM
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This is probably one of their most important and largest operation yet. No wonder Takeshi seems uneasy.

They've also built a lot into the strategies of this operation involving their fortress and tactics. Not impressed by the pacing of this anime still. Way too much talking and planning but I guess we're finally getting the juicy part soon.
Nov 16, 2022 11:00 AM
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a whole episode of preparation eh a calm before the storm i hope next episode will be action pack
Nov 16, 2022 11:03 AM
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Stark700 said:
This is probably one of their most important and largest operation yet. No wonder Takeshi seems uneasy.

They've also built a lot into the strategies of this operation involving their fortress and tactics. Not impressed by the pacing of this anime still. Way too much talking and planning but I guess we're finally getting the juicy part soon.

*takeru
anyway, the culmination of all the previous episodes is about to happen. This is a high point in the VN too.
Nov 16, 2022 11:07 AM
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Was I the only one who thought the graphics suddenly got a TONS better? Dunno I just felt like compared to the episodes before it's like I watched a whole new(more beautiful) series. Definitely something changed on their part
Nov 16, 2022 11:09 AM
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Miamitoibiza said:
Was I the only one who thought the graphics suddenly got a TONS better? Dunno I just felt like compared to the episodes before it's like I watched a whole new(more beautiful) series. Definitely something changed on their part


anime production have like different teams of animators each episode anyway and there are like 3-5 different animation teams usually in a 1 cour anime and they do rotation on what episode should be done
Nov 16, 2022 11:09 AM
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Also I liked this episode :D getting a sneek peak of Ikaruge and the Chicken Driver guy (dunno his name now sorry) was nice, also saw Isumi's sisters and all.
Nov 16, 2022 11:30 AM
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deg said:
Miamitoibiza said:
Was I the only one who thought the graphics suddenly got a TONS better? Dunno I just felt like compared to the episodes before it's like I watched a whole new(more beautiful) series. Definitely something changed on their part


anime production have like different teams of animators each episode anyway and there are like 3-5 different animation teams usually in a 1 cour anime and they do rotation on what episode should be done


They should use this one forever honestly lol, even the TSF felt so real, not edgy CGI like
Nov 16, 2022 11:36 AM
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Miamitoibiza said:
deg said:


anime production have like different teams of animators each episode anyway and there are like 3-5 different animation teams usually in a 1 cour anime and they do rotation on what episode should be done


They should use this one forever honestly lol, even the TSF felt so real, not edgy CGI like


its impossible for 1 animation team to do all 13 episodes though heck im sure there are episodes that are outsource again too like its a common thing for anime production to do outsourcing especially this days
Nov 16, 2022 11:40 AM
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CGI was pretty good last season, so i'm pretty excited for the action in the next episode.
Nov 16, 2022 12:12 PM

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My feelings about season 1 ranged from kinda upset to lukewarm. So I am quite surprised by the fact that I am really digging what's going on during season 2. It's partly because the story is starting to hit it's stride but, more importantly, because of better pacing, production and writing. I feel like what drags season 2 down the most is the disastrous way they decided to go about things during season 1, but in a vacuum, this season has been so much better than I anticipated.

Now that it's reached this point where I'm starting to fully enjoy the show, the biggest kick in the teeth for me would be it not getting a 3rd season... So, as an eternal pessimist, I'll already start mentally preparing myself for that.
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Nov 16, 2022 12:48 PM
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Man this one was full of fan service. I enjoy all these tiny little nods they put in some of these episodes and this one had tons of them. Henri Gietzen is probably the last person I expected to see.

The show could have done with more character moments for the squad, like some of what they did this episode, but alas.. Looking forward to Wow Cool Robot next week.
Nov 16, 2022 1:02 PM

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Miamitoibiza said:
yeah but I mean how could they end it? My guess 3rd season or a movie. Episode 8 only sado start, how could it reach the end? no way possible

Exactly. I'm afraid that we will not get a conclusion and the show will just be canceled.

Arthuro-Ray said:
There's the VN alternative, its production quality is top notch and the attachment you get from it all is on another level, worth a try for someone who is already enjoying the anime.

Yeah, I'm familiar with the VN and it's one of my all-time favorites. I'd say I'm a pretty big fan of this franchise.
Nov 16, 2022 1:50 PM

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'Somehow, that ticks me off'.. I give this eps one sqeeapig!

for my own personal rankings given how awesome this season has dropped and so many epic shows playing in it, I've had to move beyond my top ranking of squeeiverse, into a full fat squee which includes the whole hog. 1. sqeeapig = epic beyond the squeeiverse. seeapig2 = story is total destroying it (Ill not go back back and rank but there is a few show bring it this season). seeqapig3 = destroys all conception of reality and slaps so hard when the story that eps ends with you need to rewatch it several times because its that awesome for the feels. Now I know I only give this a seeapig, but its already rated at seeapig2. My new ranking has only become a necessity due to how epic this story it is!

Roch2001Nov 16, 2022 1:54 PM
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Nov 16, 2022 5:56 PM
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This was a good buildup episode for what’s to come, I could sense so many death flags from the conversations had here lol, but it’s not like it’s hard to predict since we’re in a world with giant alien critters that like doing funny little things to the human race. I’m definitely looking forward to where it goes from here tho, it’s been a decent season so far, but it’s about time we got to the mecha action again, and we actually get to see alien fighting this time and not infighting.

It’s also cool to see the use of tanks and battleships, nice to know that the mechs didn’t replace our original weapons of war.
Nov 17, 2022 12:19 AM
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Nice that we are finally getting to the action.

I also really liked that Isumi was in a harem light novel story of her own. Hope she wins.
Nov 18, 2022 12:42 AM

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Boring stage setting ep. Skipped most of it -_- Yay for Sumika waking scene though!
Nov 18, 2022 6:44 AM
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Great episode all around. They did skip over some things like the conversation between Akane and Takeru but it all flowed quite naturally. Nice that we're getting to Sadogashima next episode. The MLA anime shines the most with its action scenes so that's nice.

BUT CAN WE TALK ABOUT ALL THE CAMEOS THIS EPISODE? We got Ikaruga AND the entire Kimi Ita squad this time around. If they ever do a season 3, maybe we'll get a Takayuki cameo too.
Nov 19, 2022 4:30 PM
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stop blushing purple girl, come back when u r a main heroine
Nov 23, 2022 6:42 PM
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The Cyber Newtype even gets a Mobile Armor to play with. Oh Sumika, please have a nicer ending than a Gundam character would get. Like her new body tho. You can't do much more to a brain unless you read Dune's Jihad prequel books. Turns out a brain can actually still have it pretty rough.
Dec 9, 2022 8:33 PM

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I did a re-watch on Ep 19/S2EP7, it's a flashback to TE Episode 1

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