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| Ichikawa Reno is chosen as a suitable candidate for the weapon No. 6, which is said to possess the power of "Kaiju No. 6" and said to be "the most powerful and dangerous" weapon . After passing the probationary period imposed by Ogata, the captain of the 4th unit, Reno will be equipped with the weapon and will be facing his first battle. Meanwhile, Furuhashi, who is also a member of the 4th unit, has mixed feelings about Reno's remarkable growth. Really liked the insights between Reno and Iharu's history together. The Command center provided some good insights on possible drawbacks of Reno using the weapon. Looks like Iharu-Senpai has arrived to rescue Reno and taught him to rely on his allies than doing all things by yourself. |
| That’s two episodes in a row without Kafka and didn’t even feel like we missed a beat because of Reno and Iharu’s relationship. I really like how self contained this felt while also relating to the overall mission of this second half, developing Reno’s character and preparing him to be the JDF’s X factor against Kaiju 9. I think it’s very sweet that after all the times Reno has saved Iharu and how he’s become Reno’s rival/goal to strive towards, it’s Iharu coming to Reno’s aid this time around against the Honju. Maybe instead of just Reno being the X factor, it’s actually he and Iharu working together that will help turn the tide of the battle for the JDF! Can’t wait to see them both in action next week and Reno hopefully controlling Kaiju number 6’s abilities. |
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| So Iharu was really good in school. But once he left that small bubble, he realized how big the world really is. It's a very painful lesson to learn. But thankfully, it seems like he was able to get out of his rut. He really is a great guy. It was being selfish that was holding him back. But seems like wanting to support another person finally unlocked something in him. That was very satisfying to watch. Overall kind of a slow episode without Kafka but I still enjoyed it. Reno is still Reno. But it's crazy how strong he is now. Hoshi night was pretty funny. I wonder how much experience Hoshina has. Maybe he actually dated Mina at some point...? That'd be crazy. |
| Decent episode, dedicated to both Reno and Iharu. I’m really glad Reno heard Iharu’s voice while unconscious, it saved him from #6 taking over him, snapping him back to reality. I hope they can carry out their plan as intended and emerge eventually victorious! |
| Every anime has a Yamcha. |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| Man this shit is so mind numbingly cliche. Would it have killed the author to try and sneak in something surprising every once in a while? 7 episodes in and the only one that I sort of enjoyed was the once where what's his name was absorbed. Only because it felt like something happened there. A character presumably died. Otherwise it feels like 6 episodes of the same shit. Characters training/fighting Kaiju, failing, and whining about their inferiority complexes. So tiresome. We're 19 episodes into this show and we're still doing training every episode. I don't want to see this shit anymore. Give me some more intelligent villains and some backstory on Kaiju 9. Anything but this. Anyway, I'm going to stick with it since it's only 4 more episodes left, but man I have 0 interest in watching a hypothetical season 3. I say this as someone who liked season 1. Btw, what's with the commander explaining to the scientists how the Kaiju weapons unlock the wearer's latent abilities, or whatever was said there? Are the scientists really that clueless? |
| Power of friendship shoonen tropes are so cringe. Damn, I really liked S1, wonder if I just didn't see it then, or is the S2 just so bad. |
| Glad that Ichikawa is having trouble using his asspull instead of just being perfect with it immediately. I'm also a fan of Iharu trying to improve, even with all the talented people around him making him feel inferior. Although it's true, I'm not particularly drooling over the show every week, it's very 'fine'. |
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| another great episode i enjoyed the adaptation,it gives the real emotions for this scenes arigato |
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| Iharu may feel inadequate for accepting he just can't keep up with talent but dude's running way in the lead of everyone else on the path of being an absolute bro |
| Solid episode developing a couple of side characters. Still not a fan of Reno conveniently being able to use the most powerful weapon in existence, but whatever, its to be expected at this point for a shounen battle series. Would have been better if was given to a current captain or was used to introduce a new character, but you gotta keep Reno relevant somehow while the MC is already leagues above everyone that's not a captain now, so might as well give him this giant power up. I find it interesting that so many people liked season 1 better when there was so much more annoying whining from Kafka despite being an adult. While I think Isao got killed off too quickly for anyone to become attached enough to care, the willingness to kill off characters for the sake of the plot and the toning down of middle school style yelling from the MC makes this season better than season 1 imo. |
| is the sound design and osts really bad this season or am i trippin ? |
 “πΊππ πππ πππ πππππ ππππ ππππ πππππππ πππππ ππππππ ππ ππππππππ πππ” |
| Did they forget about the existence of Kafka for some reason? |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| One of the best episodes of the season imo, I thought it was really interesting seeing the effects of a numbered kaiju weapon on Ichikawa as he got crazier and crazier, and I also really liked how much more this characterized both Ichikawa and Iharu, especially Iharu who didn’t have much focus until now. What happened to Iharu is a sad thing, he came from a world where he was on top but quickly realized that there are many folks even higher above him, but I’m glad by the end he learned to accept that and decided to help Ichikawa when he was down, and in the process Ichikawa was helped out of his obsession with doing things on his own. I also thought the ice powers of No. 6’s weapon were really cool (pun not intended lol), it doesn’t seem as OP as some of the other numbers weapons we’ve seen but I think that’s mainly because it’s the first time Ichikawa has used the weapon in action, and we’ve yet to see its maximum potential. |
medo_1234 said: is the sound design and osts really bad this season or am i trippin ? Yes it is, shit feels wack af this whole season. It's like every sound effect is on semi mute or at like 20% volume or whatever the fuck, plus the random sounds as well. |
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| It's good to see Reno and Iharu get some screen time but overall an ok episode. |
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| Couldn't care less about the redhead NPC and the "I wanna get stronger" type character and their struggles during training. It's funny how ridiculously obvious it was that Reno would gain powers related to cold, since he chose to shoot ice bullets (which no one else uses for some reason) in S1. What wasn’t very obvious is that No. 6 used cold, even though its appearance and description in ep 6 hinted it probably could control kaiju, not temperature. |
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| it was fine i guess i struggle to really care for any of the characters in this show, everything that happens just feels so played out |
| What a fall from grace this show has experienced. It went from a simple, fun and action packed story to a snooze fest where everything is too dramatic. It takes itself waaayyyy too serious. The only thing characters do now is talk about getting stronger to protect friends, power percentages and jog while wearing a white shirt. Also the sound quality is absolute ass, i dont now what happened but as others above said, it sounds really bad. |
| Bruh how is the dude with a fractured leg going to "finish off" the kaiju exactly? |
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| You're a real one Iharu. |
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| although I don't really care that much about these two, I genuinely laughed at Reno'expression during Hoshina radio. that question was as if someone leaked his "admiration" towards senpai (be it Iharu or Kafka). |
| “You are not alone, Ash. I am with you. My soul is with you.” - Eiji Okumura. |
Reply to poemofdevil
Man this shit is so mind numbingly cliche. Would it have killed the author to try and sneak in something surprising every once in a while? 7 episodes in and the only one that I sort of enjoyed was the once where what's his name was absorbed. Only because it felt like something happened there. A character presumably died. Otherwise it feels like 6 episodes of the same shit. Characters training/fighting Kaiju, failing, and whining about their inferiority complexes. So tiresome. We're 19 episodes into this show and we're still doing training every episode. I don't want to see this shit anymore. Give me some more intelligent villains and some backstory on Kaiju 9. Anything but this. Anyway, I'm going to stick with it since it's only 4 more episodes left, but man I have 0 interest in watching a hypothetical season 3. I say this as someone who liked season 1.
Btw, what's with the commander explaining to the scientists how the Kaiju weapons unlock the wearer's latent abilities, or whatever was said there? Are the scientists really that clueless?
Btw, what's with the commander explaining to the scientists how the Kaiju weapons unlock the wearer's latent abilities, or whatever was said there? Are the scientists really that clueless?
| @poemofdevil I enjoy this anime, especially the first season was hype af, and this is starting to feel a little MHA now.. but it's still not that bad yet. We've gone from needing just No.8 to needing the rest of the numbered weapons and the strengths of the core cast so ofc it's going to have to cover their development as well. I know it feels a bit rough for a 12 episode season but hang in there. |
Reply to Spirelord
Bruh how is the dude with a fractured leg going to "finish off" the kaiju exactly?
| @Spirelord Frozone tricks maybe |
Reply to cursed_viper
boooaaaarrrrriiiiinnnnnggggg
| @cursed_viper Agreed. I don't care about either of these two at all. |
| Was never a fan of this series but man, this episode really exposed how weak the supporting cast of this show is for me when its away from Kafka tbh. This isn't the worst episode in a vacuum, but with characters that I don't care to even be excited or intrigued for outside the MC or other major characters, its so dry. There are a lot of other shounen anime or shows with the MC not being in the spotlight and other characters having time to shine and develop, but those experiences from what I remember at least were a lot better than this. Reno maybe can be considered one of the 'major' ones but hasn't really felt that way outside the first couple episodes to me. I don't know, this was such a slog and one of the more lifeless experiences I've felt when watching an episode in recent memory. |
| Cool fight and all, but I feel the Defense Force is pushing things too fast, fearful of this attack from No.9 that is going to occur any day now. It just seems too much is riding on Reno's ability to sync with the No.6 weapon. |
| So Kikoru is gonna be sidelined or what? And instead of getting more of her char development, we get it for random npcs that honestly, I think a lot people even forget they exist and on top of that, lets give one of the strongest Kaiju Number weapons to one of them. We don't even get to see what the number weapons even do... Reno just goes from I can do a lil bit of freeze to being able to freeze more. |
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| Awww the power of friendship makes it so fluffy! Friendship is magic! Anyway, nice episode action- and Ichikawa- packed:) |
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| This episode was more about Furuhashi Iharu, and a little about Ichikawa Reno. Reno is able to control Kaiju Weapon No.6 upto 50% without much damage to his body. Hope he'll get better control. |
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| Iharu is such a bro for Reno that was great |
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| gay ass pull powers zzzz |
| Reno’s no.6 suit looks great on him! ο»Ώ ο»ΏReno had me extremely worried there! Thankfully, Iharu was there to pull him out of his negative thoughts. |
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| Power of frienship much? |
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| Am really starting to hate how this show is directed. Animation is still good and it's nice to get some background story on characters, but boy is directing predictable. They start something epic, like a battle, thing get drummed up to 11 all the while avoiding main character. Then he shows up screaming for 11 minutes and overcomes obstacles with his willpower alone. Then they abruptly jump to something completely unrelated and you wonder if you missed few episodes in between. I hated flashbacks when Naruto team did them, I hate them now. Not that they can't be done well it's just the timing that's poorly chosen. Just look how 86 did it. My god was that show perfectly directed. We had action and we had quiet periods to make that battle more dramatic and serious feeling. To improve the dread. But they chose then and there to show past and increase dreadfulness of it all. |
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