Shirogane no Ishi: Argevollen Episode 1 Discussion

jkun said:




still not as generic as No Game No Life

Beast666 said:


Oh wow, i'm surprised that someone is butthurted with the comment from plebs like me.

DawnJ said:
Japanese shouldn't make any sort of media related to military. They don't know shit, seriously. I've already felt that in Library War.

JizzyHitler said:
This shares the same score with M3, thats just fucking wrong/

jkun said:
do you even history?

DawnJ said:

Do they do drills in schools or require conscription? Do YOU even history? Of course, you don't know s*** about military other than Michael Bay movies.

jkun said:


What I know is irrelevant to your claim that there is not a single Japanese person with knowledge of the military.

And please, do not put your drivel into my quote.

jkun said:


still not as generic as No Game No Life

Amarrez said:
well that was generic

MC needs mecha to save the day
MC gets mysterious new mecha
MC masters piloting in about 30 seconds
MC saves the day

JizzyHitler said:
am i really the only one seeing the stupidity in the comment about being able to pilot the mech in 30 seconds? Is it really that far fetched that the soldier designated with the duty of PILOTING A MECH was able to somewhat pilot a new mech. He didnt even do it well he fucked up twice during that fight with the new mech and even missed a couple times before getting in a killing blows.

Yukon said:
The atmosphere of the anime felt a little like Girls Und Panzer with serious undertones of war but that is probably just me.

JizzyHitler said:
am i really the only one seeing the stupidity in the comment about being able to pilot the mech in 30 seconds? Is it really that far fetched that the soldier designated with the duty of PILOTING A MECH was able to somewhat pilot a new mech. He didnt even do it well he fucked up twice during that fight with the new mech and even missed a couple times before getting in a killing blows.

T3hSource said:
Undertones, eh? I thought this was a war drama, thanks for shattering improving my experience, from now on I shall look at this as our shounen protagonist kicking ass.

JizzyHitler said:
am i really the only one seeing the stupidity in the comment about being able to pilot the mech in 30 seconds? Is it really that far fetched that the soldier designated with the duty of PILOTING A MECH was able to somewhat pilot a new mech. He didnt even do it well he fucked up twice during that fight with the new mech and even missed a couple times before getting in a killing blows.

forgiuse said:
Pretty mediocre start. I'm expecting Aldnoah.Zero to do better.
The main mech design look like it came from a different genre, let alone the same anime.

ex_necross said:
Let's play the "How long until someone calls a new mecha generic?" game!
...damnit, already lost. Literally the first comment LMAO. You guys never fail to be pathetically predictable.

The atmosphere and scenery reminded me a lot of 08th MS Team, which anyone who's seen that would tell you that's a GREAT thing. Seems like we finally get another pure military style mecha, no flashy super robots or super powers that have been plaguing mecha for many years now. Of course, this is subject to change, as it's only been 1 episode.

Overall, things are looking solid so far.

First impressions: 8/10, if only because it is so refreshing to see a new army mecha. It's been far too long.


He's literally a military pilot.


All he did was help a few "civilians".

CNagy said:
Whether or not the MC is punished for his actions is up to his commanding officer, who has wide discretion in the field. Additionally, from the sounds of their "independent" unit or whatever it was called, they may be outside of the traditional command structure.

People tossing around words like "generic" must be psychic. Formula is the core of genre; terrestrial military mecha series are bound by their subject matter to start similarly, especially when they start in the middle of a conflict. Almost everything in a well-defined genre starts "generic," what determines if it is actually generic is where it goes in the next 6 episodes or so.

The MC is probably the most suitable person on hand to pilot the new mecha. He clearly hasn't mastered it, or else we've got some very different ideas of what mastery looks like. No, he's probably the most suitable person because he is a trained pilot who does *not* have a lot of experience. He's complaining about the speed in what looks to be one of the standard models and that, combined with his abysmal control, seems to indicate that he hasn't logged many hours in the cockpit. That may make it easier for him to adapt to the new mecha, which has a drastically different pilot interface.

So far, it has promise. It may go somewhere great or it may not live up to its potential, but you'd need a crystal ball to know which it is after just this one episode.

zephiris said:
Loved the first 5 minutes, thought it be an awesome geopolitical drama thats more focused on politics and philosophy - like Code Geass and LOTGH... Hated the rest, with the whiny/insubordinate MC in superman steel... lets see how it go from here. T.T

DiviMike said:
We're complaining because the show gave strong signs of abandoning that in favor of annoying,hot-headed & skilless MC that saves the day only due to him stumbling upon a gunda...much superior mech. Simply doing that already took a lot of potential of the show.

YoumuKonpaku said:
Anyone who wants to call this show generic should just leave this site.

ex_necross said:
Let's play the "How long until someone calls a new mecha generic?" game!
...damnit, already lost. Literally the first comment LMAO. You guys never fail to be pathetically predictable.

The atmosphere and scenery reminded me a lot of 08th MS Team, which anyone who's seen that would tell you that's a GREAT thing. Seems like we finally get another pure military style mecha, no flashy super robots or super powers that have been plaguing mecha for many years now. Of course, this is subject to change, as it's only been 1 episode.

Overall, things are looking solid so far.

First impressions: 8/10, if only because it is so refreshing to see a new army mecha. It's been far too long.


He's literally a military pilot.


All he did was help a few "civilians".

DiviMike said:
For a while there,I was getting hyped. I thought:

"Hey look,all our cast is already in the military,which means there won't be any highschooler that get's caught into a war,bla,bla,bla; they'are already in it.Oh,the mech designs look pretty nice too with a lot of metal & rainbow colors and they hardly seem overpowered or anything. This actually might be a mecha anime that will rely more on the tactics & strategy our protagonists will use to triumph over their foes instead of some all-powerful,gundam-ish mech."

But from the moment I saw that large truck I began to worry. The moment the MC started being stupid and went ahead on his own was the 2nd alert. When the girl was entering the code I knew it was already too late. I knew(and probably most people too) that there's gonna be some super-mecha there that will allow to MC to overcome his foes when he should've otherwise been dead - not because of his own skill & wit,but simply because of the much superior machine. But of course it's gonna be like this. After all,this is much easier than making an actual war drama with tactics,strategy & some enjoyable camaraderie between characters who's lives depend upon each other. I know that's asking a lot,but the 1st half actually gave me some hopes for that.

Damn this incredibly overused theme ><

For the people who like the military aspect of the show but are complaining about the ones complaining. We're NOT complaining about the military aspect - that's what we LIKED. We're complaining because the show gave strong signs of abandoning that in favor of annoying,hot-headed & skilless MC that saves the day only due to him stumbling upon a gunda...much superior mech. Simply doing that already took a lot of potential of the show. Possessing such superior equipment makes other things such as devising a good strategy,using better tactics & teamwork much less required. It can still be decent or maybe even good for that matter but it already limited it's own potential. It can only go so high,and it can fall a lot more.

Maybe myself & others are being overly negative here but ignoring the signs would be foolish & naive of us. And while I seriously doubt it,I will personally be happy if this anime will prove me wrong.