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DerpHole said: TheUnbiasedOne91 said: Inaho is another Kirito.Im soo tired of this bs. You should watch Mahouka. You'd love it. I don't see Inaho having any magic powers. |
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| The main character is too op Trained soldiers can't even do anything to this OP mecha and he just fodderized him twice rofl.Hopefully the blond martian doesnt fall in love with him. |
TheUnbiasedOne91 said: The main character is too op Trained soldiers can't even do anything to this OP mecha and he just fodderized him twice rofl.Hopefully the blond martian doesnt fall in love with him. failure diana soriel a.k.a princess ass is for slaine! dont let inahoe raise ntr flag! |
ninjastarforcex said: TheUnbiasedOne91 said: The main character is too op Trained soldiers can't even do anything to this OP mecha and he just fodderized him twice rofl.Hopefully the blond martian doesnt fall in love with him. failure diana soriel a.k.a princess ass is for slaine! dont let inahoe raise ntr flag! yep,I ship them too.Inaho just f.ck off. |
TheUnbiasedOne91 said: ninjastarforcex said: failure diana soriel a.k.a princess ass is for slaine! dont let inahoe raise ntr flag! yep,I ship them too.Inaho just f.ck off. You really don't live up to your username |
WhiteWing13 said: DerpHole said: You should watch Mahouka. You'd love it. OMG they ARE similar! Not really. one can destroy cities. The other just outsmarts some arrogant nobles who think they are kings of the universe |
TheUnbiasedOne91 said: The main character is too op Trained soldiers can't even do anything to this OP mecha and he just fodderized him twice rofl.Hopefully the blond martian doesnt fall in love with him. He keeps his head cool while using it.........most of the soldiers are panicking . Besides , he knew what it was coming at him. He planned it. If you call him Gary Stu then Batman is Gary Stu aswell......... |
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| Inaho's OPness got to me this time. Even if he is so much better than anyone, will it kill him to tell about his ideas? They're in this together. Maybe he won't be able to do something he has planned (like he will die from fighting, for example), but then others will still use the knowledge and survive. And pajamas joke was uncalled for and not funny. Also soldiers just shooting directly in enemy mecha and dying start to get on my nerves. Can't they manage at least one another half-intelligent person in the whole fleet? And more attention to Slaine, please. He is much more interesting. |
| It looks like Saazbaum is using the Emperor as a puppet now, not sure are there any other knights aiding him in his plans. I don't mind Slaine getting a powerful Martian mech, but Inaho better not get one >.< He is beating the all his enemies (even Vlad) so calmly everytime and if he gets a super OP mech then there is nothing left to watch. If this continues, the enemy would need to gang him with 3 knights or more :P Both Slaine and Inaho would surely encounter each other in the future whether in a helping hand or as opponents. |
ShanaFlameAug 3, 2014 8:58 AM
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y123y said: I really hope that Slaine DOES NOT join Inaho's groups. I dont want to see Slaine be like "INAHO!!!!! YOU ARE MY HERO!!!! SAVE ME!!!!" That would be too corny. You realize that as long as the princess is with Inaho, Slain joining them is only a matter of time, right? |
ninjastarforcex said: y123y said: I really hope that Slaine DOES NOT join Inaho's groups. I dont want to see Slaine be like "INAHO!!!!! YOU ARE MY HERO!!!! SAVE ME!!!!" That would be too corny. probably athrun-kira relationship THIS |
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ArdenFolgore said: ninjastarforcex said: probably athrun-kira relationship THIS Including the NTR? |
ninjastarforcex said: chickenonthepan said: Including the NTR? possible if princess ass=lacus and traitor tomboy girl=cagalli yeah, I can feel it. |
chickenonthepan said: ArdenFolgore said: THIS Including the NTR? What? Inaho will NTR Slaine. |
| "Justice Never Dies!" - Kenji Endou, 20th century Boys |
Darklight0303 said: y123y said: I really hope that Slaine DOES NOT join Inaho's groups. I dont want to see Slaine be like "INAHO!!!!! YOU ARE MY HERO!!!! SAVE ME!!!!" That would be too corny. You realize that as long as the princess is with Inaho, Slain joining them is only a matter of time, right? OR... That is precisely why he won't join TheUnbiasedOne91 said: The main character is too op Trained soldiers can't even do anything to this OP mecha and he just fodderized him twice rofl.Hopefully the blond martian doesnt fall in love with him. No... Not really. Combat and experience doesn't give one more understanding in science. He just happened to have that knowledge the military soldiers generally would not have. |
| "Justice Never Dies!" - Kenji Endou, 20th century Boys |
| How many people even know the basics of plasma or about flash points maybe some of the engineers, but almost certainly not your average joe soldier. The only fault I can see with the episode is the part where vald intensified the blade and damaged the leg why didn't it cook off the reactive armor there, but thats just nip picking. To me the more we see of the martians the more they loosely resemble the clans from mechwarrior. |
| People have pointed this out a few times in the thread already, but everything with the Emperor was mishandled. He was originally portrayed as level-headed and reasonable in the beginning of the episode, and then somehow gets easily manipulated at the end without looking at both sides. Slaine and the princess have been close for how long, now? Is the Emperor not aware of that? He just automatically mistrusts him because he's a Terran? ...that's certainly not how the Emperor was in the beginning of the episode. I don't know. I just thought it was badly written. Perhaps if the Emperor didn't flip-flop on his decision in the span of one episode. |
| Inaho still giving zero fucks. That's how our MC should be. Slaine kinda dungoofed on that one. Well, he couldn't have known that the other count was there. That beginning scene was cute. I wonder thought why he came out of nowhere like that. It also say that she saved him and his father 5 years ago, so where is his father? Is it me or Slaine looks more like a Martian than a Terran? |
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Mormegil said: People have pointed this out a few times in the thread already, but everything with the Emperor was mishandled. He was originally portrayed as level-headed and reasonable in the beginning of the episode, and then somehow gets easily manipulated at the end without looking at both sides. Slaine and the princess have been close for how long, now? Is the Emperor not aware of that? He just automatically mistrusts him because he's a Terran? ...that's certainly not how the Emperor was in the beginning of the episode. I don't know. I just thought it was badly written. Perhaps if the Emperor didn't flip-flop on his decision in the span of one episode. If you didn't notice the last speech by the Emperor was a hologram which to me probably means Saazbaum is in control and the Emperor is nothing more than a bed ridden puppet. |
minouneetzoe said: Inaho still giving zero fucks. That's how our MC should be. Slaine kinda dungoofed on that one. Well, he couldn't have known that the other count was there. That beginning scene was cute. I wonder thought why he came out of nowhere like that. It also say that she saved him and his father 5 years ago, so where is his father? Is it me or Slaine looks more like a Martian than a Terran? No. His plan was actually very good, and he's not naive. Considering the fact that emperor seems to know him personally, I say he did the best he could have done, just the other guy thought of something else before him. Newhopes said: How many people even know the basics of plasma or about flash points maybe some of the engineers, but almost certainly not your average joe soldier. The only fault I can see with the episode is the part where vald intensified the blade and damaged the leg why didn't it cook off the reactive armor there, but thats just nip picking. To me the more we see of the martians the more they loosely resemble the clans from mechwarrior. Definitely none of the commanders, they're not military engineers or strageists. Even strategic minded folks tend to focus more on human no the equipment. This post is imporant |
| "Justice Never Dies!" - Kenji Endou, 20th century Boys |
GodlyKyon said: No. His plan was actually very good, and he's not naive. Considering the fact that emperor seems to know him personally, I say he did the best he could have done, just the other guy thought of something else before him.t thats a brave and risky move by slaine. too bad he get outsmarted by that c*unt... count. "keikaku doori" |
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| Another good episode. At first I thought the emperor was actually the mastermind behind the Princess' assasination but it turned out that I was wrong, he's just tricked. I don't know how to feel about Inaho, I think I like him but his passive behaviour is quite annoying for me. Looking forward to see how things will develope anyway. |
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| Am I the only one that thinks Slaine and Inaho will dislike each other? I mean think about it, Slaine's only goal/happiness in life revolves around the princess while Inaho has people he wants to protect and save, and is very much less selfish about his goals. So I could see Slain and Inaho having to fight each other before this seasons over. I''m almost certain they will fight and Slain won't join Inaho's group |
Dissix said: Am I the only one that thinks Slaine and Inaho will dislike each other? I mean think about it, Slaine's only goal/happiness in life revolves around the princess while Inaho has people he wants to protect and save, and is very much less selfish about his goals. So I could see Slain and Inaho having to fight each other before this seasons over. I''m almost certain they will fight and Slain won't join Inaho's group Nah , they will most likely not like eachother and thats it , Slaine will still cooperate with him since Inaho is doing a favor to the "princess" and his own race . This reminds me .......of a couple from.......Black Lagoon? Revy and Rock? Or was it some other anime? Anyway .....they remind me of 2 characters that will cooperate with each other but following theyr own goals....pretty much like Officer Gor.....actually no they had same goal only different methods. Anyway , I hope you understand what I'm saying. |
| "Love is a drug to our brain , it stops the thinking function and when you realize it wether you acomplish it or not you'll enter in one of the 3 withdrawal states : happy , sad or anger. Once this drug gets hold of you you'd better be prepaired beforehand." - Me |
| Ugh.. I feel so bad that they didn't keep the previous ED |
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| Inaho is the only intelligent person in the whole universe it seems. (is why this will only ever be an "average" anime) Slaine you lucky lucky boy, saved by the princess's kiss... |
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| (Said in the voice of Sean Connery) Armistice you say young man? Have you not understood that an Armistice really implies "Arm-missed-this." You shall now return to firing another salvo. just in the case the wankas get up on their feets again. Now, Go sacrifice these goats to God, and whilst that, give me 50 shillings so that I may buy one of them nice Country-daugthers of mister Sink-liar to be one of my many many many wifes. The Bible says... I have the right to burn and enslave Terrans, AS I SEE FIT. |
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BurntJelly said: Inaho is the only intelligent person in the whole universe it seems. (is why this will only ever be an "average" anime) Slaine you lucky lucky boy, saved by the princess's kiss... Yeah , I know how you feel..........reminds me how americans created Superman to be invincible and when they got bored of him he gets killed by Doomsday ......what a suggestive name. |
| "Love is a drug to our brain , it stops the thinking function and when you realize it wether you acomplish it or not you'll enter in one of the 3 withdrawal states : happy , sad or anger. Once this drug gets hold of you you'd better be prepaired beforehand." - Me |
FluffyFlesh said: BurntJelly said: Inaho is the only intelligent person in the whole universe it seems. (is why this will only ever be an "average" anime) Slaine you lucky lucky boy, saved by the princess's kiss... Yeah , I know how you feel..........reminds me how americans created Superman to be invincible and when they got bored of him he gets killed by Doomsday ......what a suggestive name. Got damn yankees, ik whatcha mean mate. But I have to say that Inaho isin't the smartest person, He is simply the Main of the two Main-protagonists. Essentially, it dosen't matter what happens, he will always figure shit out and everybody else will (as a result) have the appeal of fucking retards. It's the way of the entertainment media business manh... It is, da waeij ouf da monae. |
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SupaNiper said: MC too OP, dropped until it can prove that it doesn't have plot armor. Don't hold your breath, MC aside, Marito's got plot armor 5 meters thick until they reveal what the hell it was that he saw 15 years ago. |
| Reporter: My lord, the princess was assassinated by Terran. *after some talking the king come to a conclusion* King: It makes no sense. (It seems someone in power in Ver´s empire know how to take advance of their brain power, instead of starting their sentence with rat this and rat that. I had my hope up.) *after a couple minutes* Knight: My lord, Terran are lier. King: It all makes sense now. |
 "A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| Knight > Reporter Knight is like a personal adviser. Do I really have to explain this to you ? And the knight told the king the future as in what is gonna happen on how Slaine will enter the chamber as a spy and convince the king to call off the war. MAL users giving me cancer |
TyrelAug 4, 2014 2:37 AM
| Sword in hand, a warrior clutches stone to breast. In sword etched he his fading memories In stone, his tempered skill By sword attested, by stone revealed. Their tale can now be told |
| The question remains... Why the fuck did they not keep the most hyped and awesome ED theme of all fukcing time. I say, when an ED becomes so popular that after less then one week, there is 20 covers, instrumentals, over 2 alternate versions, remixes, and so much more, You have to keep it as the main theme song. Personally, I'm slightly scarred, as aLIEz by Sawano Hiroyuki is probably my nr1 favorite ending theme-song, period. |
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| I figure it's time I weighed in on this show - seeing as I was looking forward to it months in advance. Having watched the ratings of this show passively each week, I have to say, I'm glad that the ratings for this show are on their way up again, it really is an amazing show in quite a few respects. I'm not going to say the show is perfect, because it isn't, but the music is some of Sawano's best work, and the writing and directing are top notch as well, especially when it comes to showing the fight choreography and tactics. I was nervous when I heard that Urobutcher was only writing the first 3 episodes and the finale himself, but I've grown to trust his team since then. He's taught Olympus Knights well, as they're keeping the feeling which he set up in episodes 1 - 3 very much alive. (The feelings of Battle, Survival, Tactics, Politics, and Mystery) I also did not see myself coming to like the CG this much. It worried me at first, but I must say, it's very well implemented into the show. The scratches, wear and tear, and other details on the mechas are very well done, and so is the sense of weight given to them by the animation team and sound team. Outside of the Martian Kataphrakts, the machines are believable and very interesting. The only area I see this show doing even slightly badly on is Characters - which is only because the Vers Orbital Knights are not as fleshed out as I would like them to be, and the MC is rather flat in regards to his reactions and what makes him tick. It's cute and cool to see how he reacts to others and can stay calm in a fight, but they need to hurry and explain why he's the only one out of this group of survivors with those capabilities & quirks, otherwise, it's too jarring. The knights also seem to be pushovers more than real characters, though for BFOTW's - Boss Fights Of The Week - they do get more characterization than one would expect. Characters for this show are something I believe the team will chip away at slowly, rather than info-dump life stories each episode - and part of me prefers that. All in all, I'm very much excited for the rest of this season and the much-rumored second season of this show. It's a great ride that knows how to get its viewers connected, excited, and interested with what happening. I just hope it keeps on doing so. |
BRSxIgnitionAug 3, 2014 8:40 PM
| "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 |
Tommk said: You may want to try to understand what is the different between what the Reporter and Knight have told the king. Both of them simply told the king one thing and that was "Terran assassinated our princess."Knight > Reporter Knight is like a personal adviser. Do I really have to explain this to you ? And the knight told the king the future as in what is gonna happen on how Slaine will enter the chamber as a spy and convince the king to call off the war. biloon said: By letting the war continues isn't going to stop the Knight from trying to kill the Princess by any mean anyway. Instead this would be giving power to Knight to do whatever he wants even more.I think the king reaction isn't a manipulated reaction. If you look closely, we see that the king wants to uncover the truth (by sending his own unit). However, it is obvious that the Knight wants war, so if he halt their war then it would mean that (if the princess is still alive) the knight would try to use any mean to kill the Princess (Politics). This means that she could be in full danger. On the other hand, if the war continues, then the Knight already have what they want and Princess should at least be able to manage her safety with her power. biloon said: It is reasonable to think that way but wouldn't it be even more reasonable if the King just simply put a stop to everything and then call both side to talk quietly in a room like we do in court? If you think along this line (since its Gen Uro's complexity anyway), then he should believe that princess is alive even before Slaine told him. The knight told him that a spy likely will lie to him about princess being alive... let's think about this, why would he insisted on the princess is dead (They really want war)? Wouldn't a loyalist be something like "We will do anything within our power to find out if princess is alive"? biloon said: It is a very bad way to put it that way. In which episode that they described the King that way? I think the King is a very reasonable person and do care about peace between both side after all he did send his granddaughter to Earth. It is just that they made him makes a very poor decision at the end.On the other hand, if princess is dead, then the war is suppose to happen anyway, so continuing the war is actually a political strategy---- for a king who doesn't care about Terran and only care about his granddaughter. |
SivaAug 3, 2014 8:37 PM
"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
BRSxIgnition said: I figure it's time I weighed in on this show - seeing as I was looking forward to it months in advance. Having watched the ratings of this show passively each week, I have to say, I'm glad that the ratings for this show are on their way up again, it really is an amazing show in quite a few respects. I'm not going to say the show is perfect, because it isn't, but the music is some of Sawano's best work, and the writing and directing are top not as well, especially when it comes to showing the fight choreography and tactics. I was nervous when I heard that Urobutcher was only writing the first 3 episodes and the finale himself, but I've grown to trust his team since then. He's taught Olympus Knights well, as they're keeping the feeling which he set up in episodes 1 - 3 very much alive. (The feelings of Battle, Survival, Tactics, Politics, and Mystery) I also did not see myself coming to like the CG this much. It worried me at first, but I must say, it's very well implemented into the show. The scratches, wear and tear, and other details on the mechas are very well done, and so is the sense of weight given to them by the animation team and sound team. Outside of the Martian Kataphrakts, the machines are believable and very interesting. The only area I see this show doing even slightly badly on is Characters - which is only because the Vers Orbital Knights are not as fleshed out as I would like them to be, and the MC is rather flat in regards to his reactions and what makes him tick. It's cute and cool to see how he reacts to others and can stay calm in a fight, but they need to hurry and explain why he's the only one out of this group of survivors with those capabilities. The knights also seem to be pushovers more than real characters, though for BFOTW's - Boss Fights Of The Week - they do get more characterization than one would expect. Characters for this show are something I believe the team will chip away at slowly, rather than info-dump life stories each episode - and part of me prefers that. All in all, I'm very much excited for the rest of this season and the much-rumored second season of this show. It's a great ride that knows how to get its viewers connected, excited, and interested with what happening. I just hope it keeps on doing so. All it needs right now is a plot twist to explain Inaho's characteristic and highlight the role of the princess in the story. Slain is having better attachment to the flow of the story atm. The other 2 need something devoted to them so they can keep up. And the "mecha of the week" really has to end now. |
Just_ChickenAug 3, 2014 8:24 PM
| Oh wow, Inaho! That was some great tactical thinking with the reactive armour and whatnot... ...Think you could have fucking told the soldiers (who I'm pretty sure are supposed to have significantly more combat experience than you) and have them carry out your plan instead?! Fucking hell. Instead, just let a bunch of good men die (not to mention their equipment), while you get to be all hero-like and get them commendations. Good work you fucking idiot. And please, for the love of God, show me the Terran military being useful. This is EARTH we're talking about, but right now, I'd wholeheartedly believe it if you told me it was the entirety of the armed forces of Switzerland or some shit. Where the fuck are the skilled ace pilots? The tacticians? The fucking air force?! About the Emperor, I really, REALLY, hope he's doing this only out of suspicion/fear/whatever of the Knights. That would actually make good sense and be an interesting (sort of) twist. |
SleepingEntityAug 3, 2014 8:38 PM
chickenonthepan said: I am not sure why do we need a explanation about Inaho as a character. I mean do I need to know why someone is a tsundere? Isn't the role of the princess already clear since the first episode?All it needs right now is a plot twist to explain Inaho's characteristic and highlight the role of the princess in the story. |
"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
SleepingEntity said: Oh wow, Inaho! That was some great tactical thinking with the reactive armour and whatnot... ...Think you could have fucking told the soldiers (who I'm pretty sure are supposed to have significantly more combat experience than you) and have them carry out your plan instead?! Fucking hell. Instead, just let a bunch of good men die (not to mention their equipment), while you get to be all hero-like and get them commendations. Good work you fucking idiot. And please, for the love of God, show me the Terran military being useful. This is EARTH we're talking about, but right now, I'd wholeheartedly believe it if you told me it was the entirety of the armed forces of Switzerland or some shit. Where the fuck are the skilled ace pilots? The tacticians? The fucking air force?! About the Emperor, I really, REALLY, hope he's doing this only out of suspicion/fear/whatever of the Knights. That would actually make good sense and be an interesting (sort of) twist. Thank you for expressing one of my biggest issues with the show. Life has no significance whatsoever. Killing people changes people, it negatively effects them even if the people they killed were evil. They just shrug it off though. These were several good men on their side that died in combat, and instead of grieving over loss, they talk about dating and praise Inaho for being a hero. I am all for that and all, but wow, way too soon. If this show really expects me to take it seriously, then having death hold no impact on the story or characters makes it all fail even if the rest of it is good. Killing is a very delicate subject in war themed shows and they do nothing but say "Fuckit, heres some hero praising and light hearted talks about bullshit." This takes away any maturity or realism the show could have gone for, the only one who gave a legitimate reaction to killing, once again, is Slaine so far. |
| I dont think the emperor after making a wise choice in the beginning suddenly started believing the knights. Consider his situation if he maintains the ceasefire the knights will think hes on to them and potentially take more aggressive actions. |
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