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| So predictable. It might be really late to say this but damn, Ryuoko's VA annoys me a lot, or maybe it's just Ryuoko horrible dialogue. The combination of the two is just so mind numbing. I2-13 eps would have been more ideal. |
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tsudecimo said: So predictable. It might be really late to say this but damn, Ryuoko's VA annoys me a lot, or maybe it's just Ryuoko horrible dialogue. The combination of the two is just so mind numbing. I2-13 eps would have been more ideal. Ryuko's VA > 'dattebayo/believe it!' |
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dmr said: Ep21 extended preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHO03Ru3sfU >Mako wearing Senketsu IT'S HAPPENING |
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tsudecimo said: Just gonna ignore the rest of what you said, considering her VA did a great job) and say this: I2-13 eps would have been more ideal. We've talked about this. The show would've had to be 18+ Eps to fit all the necessary exposition and character development + the second half and ending. |
| "Evidently... There's no such thing as 'meaning' in this world. But that in itself is wonderful... isn't it? Since if there isn't a set meaning, then you can just find one on your own." - Filicia Heideman, So Ra No Wo To |
| Just to make it more visible (thanks to dmr for pointing it out) 30-Sec Preview for Episode 21 is out! Damn... so much to talk about for this one. I don't know how I'm going to last. |
BRSxIgnitionMar 3, 2014 9:59 AM
| "Evidently... There's no such thing as 'meaning' in this world. But that in itself is wonderful... isn't it? Since if there isn't a set meaning, then you can just find one on your own." - Filicia Heideman, So Ra No Wo To |
| The soundtrack is very beautiful. |
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| That preview for the next ep.... It looks incredible what can I say, looks like were gonna have the epic ending were all hoping for, tbh I don't want it to end, I feel like the world of kill la kill has so much still to offer. |
| Ryuuko lost her way...again |
MemberX said: Ryuuko lost her way...again That's the general tune of KlK: Ryuuko loses her way, and one of the other prominent characters in the series is forced to change her diaper, again and again. These past four episodes have been absolutely insane, and this is the most hyped I've been for KlK since the Episode 3 fight between Ryuuko and Satsuki. |
BRSxIgnition said: tsudecimo said: Just gonna ignore the rest of what you said, considering her VA did a great job) and say this: I2-13 eps would have been more ideal. We've talked about this. The show would've had to be 18+ Eps to fit all the necessary exposition and character development + the second half and ending. Well I changed my mind. Going through my memory through the past episodes. I think 13 eps would have worked fine and would have certainly been better. There is just so little content, I mean the fights against the elite four is a prime example of stretching and dragging stuff. Maybe it's not the VA's fault that 90% of Ryouko's dialogue consists of shouting. There is nothing exceptional on the VA performance either way imo. I don't even know if I can even finish this show. So much predictable stuff and lousy repetitive humor, it's crazy. |
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tsudecimo said: Nobody is keeping you here.I don't even know if I can even finish this show. So much predictable stuff and lousy repetitive humor, it's crazy. |
| "Evidently... There's no such thing as 'meaning' in this world. But that in itself is wonderful... isn't it? Since if there isn't a set meaning, then you can just find one on your own." - Filicia Heideman, So Ra No Wo To |
| I advice you to stop being butthurt. If negative opinions on your favorite series can annoy or upset you, I suggest that you simply don't read them or try to accept different point of views. |
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tsudecimo said: Not being "butthurt", just offering advice.I advice you to stop being butthurt. If negative opinions on your favorite series can annoy or upset you, I suggest that you simply don't read them or try to accept different point of views. I've said it before to other people: if you don't like a show that much, drop it. I've dropped plenty of shows. even after watching past the half way points before. I didn't bother those that liked them about it though. Then again, that's just me. I'll leave you be to do what you want to do. |
| "Evidently... There's no such thing as 'meaning' in this world. But that in itself is wonderful... isn't it? Since if there isn't a set meaning, then you can just find one on your own." - Filicia Heideman, So Ra No Wo To |
| I will get extremely annoyed if Mako finds someway to butt in during the fight. Her ridiculous speeches didn't work and I hope it doesn't again.. Apparently in the previews it seems she's either holding or wearing Senketsu which leaves me with a bad taste since I want this fight solely a fight between family.. If Ryuko comes back to sense because of Mako in anyway it will crap on the potential development between Satsuki/Ryuko. But then again KLK previews rarely come out the way I expect so I guess I'll have to wait to see |
| 4/5 Episode passable. On the negative side I have to be ascribed to the series too many déjà vu to GL and the comic now too predictable and repetitive, unfortunately I burned the surprise of the changing roles this morning, thanks to a pic posted on Pixiv! XD Positive in today's episode is Satsuki, always a cut above Ryuko for his way of doing and the revelation of Nui who share one thing in common with Ryuko, although I believe that between the two there is a small difference! Drawings not bad, animations are identical in style to those seen in previous commentary. I hope that the last five episodes are really epic and full of unexpected twists! |
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| I have no words to describe this hype. I didn't expect this much good stuff to look forward. 4 episodes to go, might happen everything at this point. |
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| Man I can't wait for the new OST. I love the Mightiest 5/Nudist Beach theme |
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| Decent episode, nothing special. It's doing nothing to justify the hype but at least these recent episodes are more entertaining than the first 17 odd. I wonder if Satsuki's Senketsu transformation will look different, hopefully better than how Ryuko's did. I really hope she's the one to get Ryuko to come to her senses, Mako isn't amusing anymore, she's just a stale character at this point and I hope she has no important role to play for the remainder of the series. |
| Mother fucking plot twists every episode, this shit is ridiculously awesome. That ship is Gurren Lagann as fuck. |
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| I had initially dropped this back in the fall because I wasn't really feeling it and I didn't understand the hype. I liked some stuff about it, like the soundtrack and Mako's antics, but that wasn't enough to keep my attention beyond the 6th episode. And then I saw Little Witch Academia on its anniversary a few days ago. Goddamn did I love that short flick. It oozed charm and style and I loved how much it felt like a Disney flick while still keeping the things I enjoyed from eastern animation. I did notice some KLK in it though, and when I realized they were both made by Trigger, I decided to give the show another chance. I'm glad I did. I'm really surprised with how good the show has grown since episode 7. I've laughed, cheered, gritted my teeth, and grew to like many of the characters. I always enjoy twists where the antagonists end up siding with the good guys to fight an even deadlier foe, and I could see it coming with how much screen time they were getting throughout the series. So while I have grown to like the series in latter episodes, I must say I'm disappointed with what happened to Ryuuko. I've never really liked her until she started to fight really well with Senketsu. Her going insane is understandable given the fact that her reason for fighting, who she was fighting, and her very existence has gone all over the place since the beginning. It makes sense for her to snap and go on another rampage. However, the brainwashing stuff was cheap. She already had the necessary motivation to oppose the world, but now she's just become an overpowered pawn of Ragyou and I feel like they threw that motivation away. It seems like the obvious way to "defeat" her now is to just take the kamui off. It's as if they wrote her to disadvantage herself by taking the fight to them, which gets her away from the other two so that she can be defeated in isolation and then brought to her senses to team up with her sister. I hope it is taken in a less predictable route than this, as I'll be disappointed if they falter on the impressive (albeit ridiculous) writing up till now. I'm optimistic that the final episodes will redeem it though. I hope KLK succeeds and trigger continues to up the ante of what action anime should strive to be - funny, stylish, memorable, action-packed, and above all entertaining. |
ZobaMar 5, 2014 8:42 AM
ZobaZeta said: So while I have grown to like the series in latter episodes, I must say I'm disappointed with what happened to Ryuuko. I've never really liked her until she started to fight really well with Senketsu. Her going insane is understandable given the fact that her reason for fighting, who she was fighting, and her very existence has gone all over the place since the beginning. It makes sense for her to snap and go on another rampage. However, the brainwashing stuff was cheap. She already had the necessary motivation to oppose the world, but now she's just become an overpowered pawn of Ragyou and I feel like they threw that motivation away. It seems like the obvious way to "defeat" her now is to just take the kamui off. It's as if they wrote her to disadvantage herself by taking the fight to them, which gets her away from the other two so that she can be defeated in isolation and then brought to her senses to team up with her sister. I hope it is taken in a less predictable route than this, as I'll be disappointed if they falter on the impressive (albeit ridiculous) writing up till now. While I can understand why this plot developement would go against ones taste, I disagree about the fact that it was poor writing. As you said Ryuuko is in a state of mental instability, and perfectly vulnerable to Ragyou. It's only natural for Ragyou to take advantage of this fact being the manipulative person that she is. I think this simply opens up even more possibilities for the developement of Ryuuko, and it allows Ryuuko and Satsuki to face each other once again in completely reversed circumstances, furthering one of the greatest rivalries in all of anime :P |
WyattEarp said: ZobaZeta said: So while I have grown to like the series in latter episodes, I must say I'm disappointed with what happened to Ryuuko. I've never really liked her until she started to fight really well with Senketsu. Her going insane is understandable given the fact that her reason for fighting, who she was fighting, and her very existence has gone all over the place since the beginning. It makes sense for her to snap and go on another rampage. However, the brainwashing stuff was cheap. She already had the necessary motivation to oppose the world, but now she's just become an overpowered pawn of Ragyou and I feel like they threw that motivation away. It seems like the obvious way to "defeat" her now is to just take the kamui off. It's as if they wrote her to disadvantage herself by taking the fight to them, which gets her away from the other two so that she can be defeated in isolation and then brought to her senses to team up with her sister. I hope it is taken in a less predictable route than this, as I'll be disappointed if they falter on the impressive (albeit ridiculous) writing up till now. While I can understand why this plot developement would go against ones taste, I disagree about the fact that it was poor writing. As you said Ryuuko is in a state of mental instability, and perfectly vulnerable to Ragyou. It's only natural for Ragyou to take advantage of this fact being the manipulative person that she is. I think this simply opens up even more possibilities for the developement of Ryuuko, and it allows Ryuuko and Satsuki to face each other once again in completely reversed circumstances, furthering one of the greatest rivalries in all of anime :P I recognize that she is vulnerable, but it's the contradiction I have a problem with. She was already under mind control in an earlier episode, and now she's brainwashed. I feel that both of these are contradicting with the bouts of resolve she gains in spite of her instability. |
ZobaZeta said: I recognize that she is vulnerable, but it's the contradiction I have a problem with. She was already under mind control in an earlier episode, and now she's brainwashed. I feel that both of these are contradicting with the bouts of resolve she gains in spite of her instability. Yeah but my point is Ragyou wouldnt miss the opportunity to manipulate Ryuuko, it simply wouldn't make sense. I'm interested in how you would've handled the plot at that point, just out of curiosity. Anyways I'm pretty sure Trigger will pull off the last 4 eps, they really seem to know what they want from this project, even if their vision is hit or miss with some people. |
ZobaZeta said: I recognize that she is vulnerable, but it's the contradiction I have a problem with. She was already under mind control in an earlier episode, and now she's brainwashed. I feel that both of these are contradicting with the bouts of resolve she gains in spite of her instability. First of all, I'm glad to hear you began liking the show after re-watching it! Many people need to give this show a chance, rather than basing it off all the admittedly fanservicey screenshots and such. About the brainwashing and mind controlling, they're two different things. Ryuuko was able to break the "Mental Refitting" thread because of her willpower and the fact that a good majority of the life fibers inside her are located around her neck and brain. That's where we saw them being inserted into her as a child. It's not hard to imagine that those life fibers could easily have broken through a single thread. However. Ryuuko was unable to fight against Junketsu because of a number of reasons. First off, she was in nowhere near the state she needed to be in to fight it off. She was mentally and emotionally vulnerable after the reveals from episode 18. She never had the will to fight something like Junketsu off to begin with, but in her current state, she was even less prepared for the assault Junketsu put her through. Secondly, Junketsu is a Godrobe, and as such, is hundreds of times more powerful and cabale of restraining her than the single thread Ragyou had used before. The only reason Satsuki didn't fall to Junketsu and become a puppet from the beginning was because she had been told to strengthen her heart and mind against life fibers. (Her father had warned her, and she only wore it once she had stregthened her resolve many years later) Her willpower, as we've seen, surpasses any other character in the show. It's not hard to see how she would be capable of at least making it through its mental barrage while fighting. Junketsu seems to be a Godrobe specialized in breaking down the will of its host in order to control them. Making him the opposite of Senketsu. Junketsu wants to wear and control a host. Senketsu wants to help and work with his human. Now we'll just have to see which side wins this battle. |
BRSxIgnitionMar 5, 2014 10:51 AM
| "Evidently... There's no such thing as 'meaning' in this world. But that in itself is wonderful... isn't it? Since if there isn't a set meaning, then you can just find one on your own." - Filicia Heideman, So Ra No Wo To |
| 4 Episodes to go :D so excited!!! |
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BRSxIgnition said: Junketsu wants to wear and control a host. Senketsu wants to help and work with his human. Now we'll just have to see which side wins this battle. Hmm, I can see what they went for when you explain it that way, thanks. I guess it was confusing at first, hence my initial disappointment. I'm still unsure how I feel about it so I'll wait to see what happens next. WyattEarp said: Yeah but my point is Ragyou wouldnt miss the opportunity to manipulate Ryuuko, it simply wouldn't make sense. I'm interested in how you would've handled the plot at that point, just out of curiosity. Anyways I'm pretty sure Trigger will pull off the last 4 eps, they really seem to know what they want from this project, even if their vision is hit or miss with some people. I'm big on the motivation behind a person's actions, so I'm not fond of "mind control" devices in general. The second half of the season takes the show in a noticeably different direction than I was led to believe, so I don't want to speak for Trigger's world that they've created when I haven't seen the full picture. I suppose mind control is the only way to defeat somebody who's essentially pure willpower though. |
ZobaMar 5, 2014 10:47 AM
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| Wow! Loads happened in this episode ... Nui fooled me for a second! So she's fused with the Fibers too eh ... was she "created" by Ragyou as well? :O Satsuki has a fake toenail?! O_O Wow, talk about being prepared ... well, she managed to escape all right, so they were successful in rescuing her eh :P Ooh, I kind of like this evil/brainwashed/whatever Ryuuko ... certainly makes things more interesting XD So now we've got her wearing Junketsu and Satsuki wearing Senketsu eh ... this should make for an interesting battle! :O |
| Ready for episode 21..and I meant what I stated before.. I want an emotional fight between sisters.. I want Satsuki to be the one to at least make Ryuko fight off the mind control and make her re-think her actions.. I don't want Mako's annoying ass being a factor in anyway possible.. She should take herself at the bottom of a ship because i havent liked her since episode 15..Trigger has hinted/teased at the Satsuki/Ryuko development and now is a perfect time time to let it grow.. And I seriously hope Mako won't wear Senketsu.. That won't be epic at all it will be lame.. Satsuki is Ryuko's sister so obviously she will be able to use him.. They're connected with Senketsu.. Having Mako wear it will just cheapen it.. Hope Trigger delivers |
Titanz25Mar 6, 2014 1:05 AM
| pretty hyped for episode 21 also nagi no asukara woo double episode thursdays :3 |
TheGrandSage23 said: Ready for episode 21..and I meant what I stated before.. I want an emotional fight between sisters.. I want Satsuki to be the one to at least make Ryuko fight off the mind control and make her re-think her actions.. I don't want Mako's annoying ass being a factor in anyway possible.. She should take herself at the bottom of a ship because i havent liked her since episode 15..Trigger has hinted/teased at the Satsuki/Ryuko development and know is a perfect time time to let it grow.. And I seriously hope Mako won't wear Senketsu.. That won't be epic at all it will be lame.. Satsuki is Ryuko's sister so obviously she will be able to use him.. They're connected with Senketsu.. Having Mako wear it will just cheapen it.. Hope Trigger delivers I actually agree with you here. I hope Mako doesn't interfere too much. |
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| My predictions for tomorrow's airing of Episode 21: Only sure about the first one. TRIGGER does know how to surprise, so I'll just have to wait a few more hours. |
| "Evidently... There's no such thing as 'meaning' in this world. But that in itself is wonderful... isn't it? Since if there isn't a set meaning, then you can just find one on your own." - Filicia Heideman, So Ra No Wo To |
Kokopelli said: ^I'he been thinking the same thing, but knowing how things have gone before, it may go in a completely different direction. If I'm going to place any bets on this episode, I think Till I Die will finally be played. I was wondering when that track will kick in. |
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migohunter said: Kokopelli said: ^I'he been thinking the same thing, but knowing how things have gone before, it may go in a completely different direction. If I'm going to place any bets on this episode, I think Till I Die will finally be played. I was wondering when that track will kick in. pretty sure it has to do with senketsu considering this is in the lyrics Cuz I meant to be your piece until I die No one's wanna be alone I'll leave my soul by your side Though we fall apart between the hell's divide I would seek you all along And smile me with starry eyes sooo damn hyped for 21. not much longer |
xSanoxMar 6, 2014 7:05 AM
| Actually, now that you've mentioned "Till I Die" - I feel like Ryuuko will be greatly injured this episode, and Senketsu will merge with her to save her life. Then again, another baseless theory. Soon. |
| "Evidently... There's no such thing as 'meaning' in this world. But that in itself is wonderful... isn't it? Since if there isn't a set meaning, then you can just find one on your own." - Filicia Heideman, So Ra No Wo To |
BRSxIgnition said: Actually, now that you've mentioned "Till I Die" - I feel like Ryuuko will be greatly injured this episode, and Senketsu will merge with her to save her life. Then again, another baseless theory. Soon. I could see Senketsu merging with Ryuko to save her once the Original Life Fiber is destroyed, and "all the other life fibers except for him" are dying (him not being effected due to being spliced with her DNA). I've had that as a theory for a while, actually. Although, I was just kinda throwing it out there. |
| Satsuki just keeps getting more and more epic. I went from hating to to loving her to wanting to marry her. That's an epic turn around. Bring on the epicness. |
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| Dis action, and everyone is a biiiig family too. Yay~ I'm sure Ryuuko will be fine, she has plot armour after all! |
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| Epic battle coming up. |
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