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| Judging by what people here are saying I think I'm actually going to watch Overture to a New War before continuing on with episode 3. Episodes 1 and 2 weren't terrible, but they were nothing compared to My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars. |
| Yeah, these two episodes are very very average compared to Overture to A New War. I think that movie is the best way to experience the Battle of Estate and it and My Conquest are a much better introduction to the story. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| this episode was pretty good compared to the first i guess i shall go watch the movie to understand more |
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| Ahhh.... I saw the title and I was like, "I remember that!" Oh god, It's been a long time since I watched this series that I forgot to add it to my list! *Gasp* Shame on me, for forgetting all about LOTGH! T^T |
| Did you say "nerd"? ---------------------- Not "nerd" -- "node". |
| This show crams so much into 24 minutes! It doesn't feel rushed or like an information overload, but this is a really substantial anime. o-O I felt really, really bad for Jessica. :s Yet Annerose's news was still wonderful. Eugh, this nonjustifiable war stuff is rough. |
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| Kind of a cheesy episode too be honest ... There were just certain moments that put me off, like when the blonde dude realized he was tricked, *eye roll* ... Not sure what to think of this anymore. |
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| ring formation, battle of 2 snakes... notice both sides claim they were victorious, that's quite realistic haha |
| Alliance took pretty big hit but of course they are not going to say it straight. They are propagandizing it as a victory! If you charge straight through would you not be surronded by the enemy while charging? That could have ended badly. |
| I don't like redhead or Reinhard(blond hair). They seem like douches. |
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Elmm said: Have you seen this prequel film yet? I'd highly suggest it as a primer to the core show. Not to stop you if you're in full marathon stride, though.I don't like redhead or Reinhard(blond hair). They seem like douches. |
Ckan said: Elmm said: Have you seen this prequel film yet? I'd highly suggest it as a primer to the core show. Not to stop you if you're in full marathon stride, though.I don't like redhead or Reinhard(blond hair). They seem like douches. I was, since I just finished episode 3 but I'll watch that instead of moving on to 4. Thanks for the info, my laziness has been a detriment yet again. |
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| Finally made time to watch the first two episodes (because I skipped them since I watched it in the movie version) and things make a bit more sense than before, when I was unfamiliar with the war strategies. Rewatching the same parts helped. Now I'm feeling like some "Pathetique" movement 2 (Adagio)~ |
koreye said: 'he's disobeying order??!!! Does he want to die' '*dies*' 'serves him right' lolz epic! Yeah haha that moment was great! |
| Don't forget to watch the movies! |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
insan3soldiern said: Don't forget to watch the movies! I saw your comments in the first episode discussion too. Thankyou for that, I highly appreciate it |
| I wonder why the movie changed a few things, such as the way Lap died and the last scene when Yang saw Jessica by the grave. Now that I've finished the first two episodes which were covered by Overture I'm looking forward to seeing what the next episodes will hold :D insan3priest said: Yeah, these two episodes are very very average compared to Overture to A New War. I think that movie is the best way to experience the Battle of Estate and it and My Conquest are a much better introduction to the story. Definitely agree with this. |
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| Interesting stuff. We shall see how this progresses. Wonder how many more of "Reinhard: ....it must be that man. Kircheis: Commodore Yang Wenli?" We'll have to go through. |
| "Let Justice Be Done!" My Theme Fight again, fight again for justice! |
| Another great episode! Let's see what happens next! |
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| This anime just feels..... it feels impactful. The ost is very good and gives you a sense of the greatness of the show. I thought they did a very good job of making the death of that one guy sad because normally I wouldn't care for a random character that dies in the first episode but this series surprisingly made me. I think this anime is gonna be one of my favorites by the time its done. |
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| You should have watched Overture to a New War, instead of the first 2 episodes. That one is brilliantly done in every aspect, compared to these two. |
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| "Get Rekt" the Anime. Very interesting so far. Apparently, this Empire has a camouflaged, unreachable Death Star. GG FPA |
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| Minor changes from the movie, kinda boring to rewatch after just seeing that. Hopefully it gets better and better. |
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| Damn this was a good episode! Really liked the use of strategy in this episode. Reinhard and Yang are pretty interesting so far :) |
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| too bad the strategy doesn't make much sense |
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| The formations in this anime are funny as fuck. |
noLoserguy said: too bad the strategy doesn't make much sense As you continue to watch the anime more, which you have probably, the strategy makes more sense. |
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koreye said: One does not simply disobey Reinhard!'he's disobeying order??!!! Does he want to die' '*dies*' 'serves him right' RedRoseFring said: Hahahah, yeah, I was thinking about that too.Wonder how many more of "Reinhard: ....it must be that man. Kircheis: Commodore Yang Wenli?" We'll have to go through. I shall never forget the name Yang Wenli! |
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| Much more enjoyable than the first episode. I'm glad Yang was finally able to show what he can do. It's also great to see that the commanding officer from both sides don't let their pride cloud their judgement when making decisions. Reinhard's reaction to that Rear Admiral dying for disobeying his orders was my favorite part in the episode xD |
KashKetchumMay 28, 2016 6:46 PM
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| I know that Overture to a New War is a great movie, but it does not mean that these two episodes aren't good. I really enjoyed them. Is it ok to ignore reasonable suggestions until a disaster strikes with full power? There's an old Russian saying "гром не грянет, мужик не перекрестится" - "a man won't cross himself until a thunder strikes", meaning "not to take any measures until something very bad happens". Well, maybe that alone is fine. But expecting someone whose reasonable suggestions were ignored to help at the very last moment... That's incomprehensible! Anyway, this proves once again that heroism is always the result of incompetence. Poor Jessica. What is the point of promotion for someone who died? Well, at least, they have informed her about it. For I know a person whose uncle died in the combat and his family found out about it only 6 months later only by chance. To be honest, I think Jessica was a bit harsh on Yang, when she said that war was his job. Though I have to admit it, I would do the same thing. You may think it's weird, but maybe that's the way I am. |
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| Seems like we've got a rivalry at hand. Still the atmosphere is really boring. |
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| I would say that the episode is really well behaved both as regards the narrative that the plot. The atmosphere is once again composed, almost cold and detached. Drawings and animations more than good. The mecha style of warships, reminds me so much steampunk style of Last Exile series. I also noticed how some objects are really futuristic for its time when it was thought. |
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thisiodfkln said: The idea of everyone being incompetent on all sides actually makes some sense. When a war rages for over a century, the economic and political systems built to fight it inflate exponentially. After a certain point the countries can no longer sustain their economy without war, and political figures base their entire agenda around war. That means neither government wants the war to end, which means lopsided victories with high casualties are undesirable. This also means that efficient commanders threaten the job security of all the older, more powerful elite. So they snuff out all the talent before it can bloom, and exploit the talent that has bloomed until it dies a martyr, further fueling the war. When alls said and done, the survivors are often corrupt morons. This is the only post that matters tbh :P Or maybe it's because everyone else here already figured out what's up. I'm not intelligent enough for politics and economics unfortunately. But it really explains why there are so many incompetent people in high command on both sides. Also explains why the guy ordered that Reinhard and Yang to be kept an eye on... |
| episode 2... i enjoyed it when yang was finally able to take command and show off some of his skills, as was stated by the previous commander. for some reason, i feel as though yang and reinhard share some kind of bond even though they're from different sides. in the end, yang was able to save somewhat of his fleet from impending doom which is more than they could've asked for. r.i.p lap, even though we didn't know you and what you could've offered to the alliance in the future. all we get is the words of yang about you being on maybe somewhat of a level of strategic value as him. maybe we'll get some flashback of his brilliance. |
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| I've seen this show referred to 3D chess, and I can see how the strategizing shown, particularly in terms of how large the space fleets are, can lead to such a conclusion. I'm slightly wary of the show in terms of its characters though. Just in the first two episodes, there were quite a number of characters introduced, and without knowingwho is actually important, it certainly feels a bit overwhelming to try and remember everybody's faces, positions, relationships, and significance to the story. Though, given the show's length, I has a lot of time to work with, so it makes sense to have a large cast to take advantage of its episode count. Lastly, the first two episodes concluded the first battle of the series, giving a sort of idea of what to expect from the rest of the series. There's a lot of strategizing going on, as well as an established rivalry between Reinhard and Yang. From the show's perspective, it presented its first battle in a top-down fashion, showing clips of soldiers explaining the show's functions and technologies, as well as commenting on the state of the battle at a personal level, but most of the battle seemed to have been from the perspective of their commanders. This is slightly different from what I'm used to, where the only other shows I recall viewing wars from on high are Kingdom and that one episode of Irresponsible Captain Tylor. In place of a soldier's drama, we have the calculations and strategy of their commanders, moving sections of their armies around like chess pieces. It's certainly a less personal approach, but it makes for a nice change of pace. |
| The lack of emotions is rather worrying, we see this huge war with thousands of people dying yet no one seem to care that much, it's understandble if one or two guys are just being cocky but everyone seem to have this air of nonchalance, really don't like that. |
| So the conclusion of the Battle of Astate. A victory in a sense for both Reinhard and Yang Wenli. The former overcoming both a strategic and numerical disadvantage of troop size and positioning and the latter minimising the damage caused by Reinhard's cunningness resulting in a dire situation being forced into a stalemate. Well, that was perfect. The battle inadvertently emphasises the 150 year old ongoing war by the chess match between the two commanders and their ability to out-think and out manoeuvre one another in a way that isn't at all pretentious. I enjoyed this episode highly and it's a perfect keyhole to what i presume will be battles on a more larger and smarter scale to come. I enjoyed the synopsis of the battle, the context of the area in which the battle is being fought in and the introduction to some of the main characters. As a fan of history, space and historical military battles i'm very excited at what's to come. |
WAQRMar 30, 2018 9:44 AM
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| This war has only begun? That is so bullshit. The war has been for 150 years and now you say it has begun? Great. And the tactics were, whatever. I couldn't follow with the stuff anyway and it seems bullshit that the yellow commander couldn't anticipate what was happening. This is war, fiancee. What, you didn't think that your husband might die? Note to soldiers, promising to marry someone after finishing the battle ain't heroic, it is just fucking cowardly. At least marry and consummate it before going into battle. Or better yet, don't go into battle after all. Marriage in Las Vegas takes 45 minutes. Both the sides declare it a victory. As expected. |
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| @JeremiahOrange I don't know if it's been made obvious anywhere around here, but if not, it should've been: Anyone new to this series should just watch Overture to a New War. It's essentially a movie remake of the first two episodes of the OVA, which even fans tend to not think highly of from what I've seen (personally I think they're straight up bad compared to Overture, and I love LotGH) There's also My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars, a prequel movie. Worth watching for sure. |
| I have to point out that Lap got absolutely destroyed. It looked like he was impaled through most of his torso. I'm sure plenty of people will die during this show, but I wonder how many deaths can surpass Lap's in gruesomeness. |
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| Flying over the first two OAVs, they felt incredibly flat compared to the theatrical remake, especially the first one. Even the battlefield screens paled in comparison. 2/5 |
| The ring formated fighting was wild as fuck. |
| The battle of Astarte is important in the plot, but it is a trifle, as I find the narrative much more interesting when it focuses on the lives of the protagonists and those who gravitate around them. However this is one of the few anime series I've seen so far, in which the OST is made with classical music. The level of history is very mature, we can deduce it from the dialogues that dispense pearls of wisdom. Surprised by the technological level shown so far in the narrative, they almost predicted the level we are today. |
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| If only Yang is the commander from the beginning Jean probably is alive right now Weird how the Alliance's commanders and Imperial's high ranking officers didn't die sooner They're way too stubborn |
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