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| Darn cliffhanger! I don't know who won. |
| Loved this episode, but the cliffhanger is gonna have me writhing the entire week now. I loved how Anzu just went out like a boss, taking out a load of tanks before being taken out. And man, hiding a Stg-III in the snow, great use of that tank. This episode had me real excited. |
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Yuzu .  . . . Katyusha .  While the tanks are generally acknowledged to be accurate, a lot of people have criticized the character design in GaruPan. Some people find it old fashioned. Other people are disappointed in the lack of fine detail compared to Haruhi. Suspension of disbelief has permitted me to accept the two foregoing weaknesses. However, I find it extremely distracting that a few of the characters are blatantly unrealistic. I am speaking about Yuzu (小山柚子) and Katyusha. You can see what I mean by referring to this interactive world map: http://www.targetmap.com/viewer.aspx?reportId=5285 Other MyAnimeList posters have mentioned that "Anzu" means "apricot" and "Momo" means "peach". Nobody has explained what "Yuzu" ( 柚子 ) means. So I will. A yuzu is a citrus fruit roughly analogous to a grapefruit. To get a rough sense of the size of a yuzu, after the inside is eaten, the empty rind can be used as a hat for small children. 'Nuff said. A yuzu hat: http://fundtalk-fundy.blogspot.ca/2010/09/blog-post_21.html |
okanaganDec 10, 2012 5:58 PM
| Why is this show so entertaining? I don't understand how such a stupid idea for a show could be this much fun. Great episode. Hoppy said: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-10/girls-and-panzer-last-episode-slated-for-january-9-by-at-x NOOOOOOOOOOO Edit: I just realized I haven't posted anything about this yet, but I really appreciate all the peeps going into the technical details and military references in each episode. It makes these GaruPan threads some of the only worthwhile threads on MAL. |
NotDolphyDec 10, 2012 10:59 PM
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| NONNA SHOT FIRST PRAVDA VS BLACK FOREST FINAL: REMATCH EDITION |
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okanagan said: Yuzu is the exception while Katyusha is the angry loli. Loli's usually don't have any breasts since they're supposed to be undeveloped.Yuzu . . . . Katyusha . While the tanks are generally acknowledged to be accurate, a lot of people have criticized the character design in GaruPan. Some people find it old fashioned. Other people are disappointed in the lack of fine detail compared to Haruhi. Suspension of disbelief has permitted me to accept the two foregoing weaknesses. However, I find it extremely distracting that a few of the characters are blatantly unrealistic. I am speaking about Yuzu (小山柚子) and Katyusha. You can see what I mean by referring to this interactive world map: http://www.targetmap.com/viewer.aspx?reportId=5285 Of all the things to gripe about... LOL |
IconicDec 10, 2012 11:12 PM
| BAD END to the episode... Wanna know why??? Cos we gotta wait another week for the conclusive end |
| this episode was pretty damn good action wise i came expecting Tanks drifting i left happy. even though it seems clear who won how they gonna just end it there?! plus side ED characters are ones yet to be introduced |
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| ow no.. that damn cliffhanger... f*ck.. i can't wait for the next week!!!!. please lend me some time machine... though ooarai certainly win.. if not, how can miho teach her mother a lesson? lol ooarai will annihilate black forest next match.. |
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| Damn! Turtle team rocks! Seeing them owning those tanks is just awesome! |
| Wow best episode so far, Anzu sure did go badass today. I wonder why is their gunner Momo in the first place.. Toyama_Reki said: Yea pretty much this. It looks like the type 89 only got tracked, just like what happened to StuG and IS earlier on. On the other hand, Pravda's T34 got hit right on its face from StuG, there's no way it could survive that... I guessIf you manage to pause in the .5 seconds it was shown after the type 89 was lost in the explosion, it looks like the tank's track was hit rather than the tank itself with the pieces flying out of the explosion. A track hit wouldn't raise the white flag I think because the StuG got hit earlier in the episode and broke the track; the white flag didn't raise. I'm so gonna hate waiting for what actually happened next episode. |
| The Game. |
Toyama_Reki said: The T-34 got hit right on the underside of the belly; the armor there is incredibly weak (as in all tanks...no one is expecting to get hit on the underside of a tank). Not to mention a StuG is a powerful tank destroyer that could destroy a T-34 from the front if it has too.. No way it survived that shot; the belly just makes the shot overkill :D Haha yes, I mean its underside, the "face" should have a better armor. Either way, you can't survive a point blank shot from a StuG.. It's overkill, as you said |
| The Game. |
| Very nice episode Seeing StuG finally getting serious was a good thing - and finally it was used as IT should be KV on guard was funny... Sure it's tough but weak gun, low speed makes it not the best choice. And t(38) using Soviet strategy against them was adorable (this was one way of dealing with heavy German tanks - aproach them and try to hit from near distance). |
| Great ep. Awesome action! Loved the anglerfish dance. The look on her moms face.. Darn you cliffhanger! Noooooo!!!!!!!! |
| Woot! |
| FFFUUU, cliffhanger T_T Anyway, awesome ep... love then anglerfish dance :P |
RabbiacDec 11, 2012 4:54 AM
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| does anyone has the pic of sodoko with her clones/copies, it was a photoshop one from ep 8. |
| Books are gateways to new worlds... |
| The Discipline Committee / Duck Team Gomoyo  Sodoko Pazobi The Discipline Committee ( 風紀委員 ) for the Ooarai Girl's Academy consists of three girls. The committee's job is to enforce school rules. This sounds a bit weird to North American people, but I know that this idea exists in some other countries besides Japan. The Chair of the Discipline Committee is Midoriko Sono. Her nickname is Sodoko. As is often the case in Japanese nicknames, it is formed by picking some syllables from the original name. Start with Sono Midoriko. Then arbitrarily pick out some syllables: SOno miDOriKO. And you get Sodoko. Don't call her Sodoko because she hates it. You should address her as Sono Midoriko. Midoriko always stands at the front gate to record the names of anybody who shows up late for school. There are other rules such as no makeup. Also, every rule also applies when attending any official school function, and that includes tank battles. Fans asked GaruPan Director Tsutomu Mizushima if the three girls are clones or sisters. They are not, he said. They merely have the same hair style. There is a longstanding tradition that members of the Discipline Committee always have a bob cut. Here are the three members: Last name: Sono 園 First name: Midoriko みどり子 Nickname: Sodoko そど子 Inspiration for nickname: Sodom ( name of a famous ancient city ) Hair style: jet black, bob cut Hair length: medium Voice actress: Shiori Izawa 井澤詩織 Position: Committee Chair, Tank Commander, 47 mm gun Last name: Gotou 後藤 First name: Moyoko もよ子 Nickname: Gomoyo ごもよ Inspiration for nickname: Gomorrah ( name of a famous ancient city ) Hair style: jet black, bob cut Hair length: long (to shoulder) Voice actress: Shiori Izawa 井澤詩織 Position: Driver Last name: Komparu 金春 First name: Nozomi 希美 Nickname: Pazobi パゾ美 Inspiration for nickname: Italian film director Pier Paolo Pasolini who directed "Salò, or the 120 days of Sodom" Hair style: jet black, bob cut Hair length: short (top of ears) Voice actress: Shiori Izawa 井澤詩織 Position: 75 mm Howitzer |
okanaganDec 11, 2012 5:55 AM
| Damn, this show knows how to leave you hanging for more. Some wicked tank driving in this episode. |
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| ^ See also the karaoke version which shows the lyrics (in Japanese). Symbv posted it yesterday. It dates from the Meiji era. Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=JP&hl=ja&v=ELvCVDLFauk Sing along. We have lots of snow here today so maybe I'll give it a try. |
okanaganDec 11, 2012 8:41 AM
| The anglerfish dance must be the highlight of the episode. The look of everyone's faces is just hilarious. I'm even embarass watching them. |
| This looks like a draw which means the victor will be decided in a different way. My guess is either by the number of tanks taken down or the number of tanks still standing most likely the first one that is if it's a draw. It was a exciting match and it's a wonder no one got hurt especially the student council's tank that was hit hard even spinning around. I wonder how the hid the StuG so fast in the snow it's pretty big after all it was a nice action tho. The face of Miho's mother when she was looking at that dance was so funny looks like she didn't like that part at all. She was also about to leave when she taught the situation was hopeless i wonder how she will think about her daughter now that she managed to fight herself out of that hopeless situation. And Hana's mother seems more involved in the match then expected so maybe her view might change as well. |
| Somebody wanted to see this composite image of the discipline committee http://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/images/fotolife/p/pema/20121110/20121110122151.jpg I hope the link works. If not, cut and paste into another browser. See also great fan art of Sono-san (Sodoko): http://userdisk.webry.biglobe.ne.jp/025/750/86/N000/000/000/135255316849513224323_1210k.JPG http://userdisk.webry.biglobe.ne.jp/025/750/86/N000/000/000/135211924560913210150_1203z.JPG http://www.gofuweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/sodoko.jpg |
okanaganDec 11, 2012 7:26 AM
SayuriUliana said: The IS-2 never got detracked. In fact, of all the tanks that the Pz38(t) engaged, it was the one that came out the least damaged, and was the only one able to move to meet up with the pursuit team. It true though that previous incidents show tracking as not being a knock-out condition. We first see this in episode 4 when the Pz38(t) got detracked, and yet still managed to continue on into the fight. Ah you are right. I thought it got detracked since they said something like "IS-2 is now back" when they met up with the pursuit team but if you check the episode around 15:59 it is clear that the IS-2 is the only one that is moving. |
| The Game. |
Dalek-baka said: Very nice episode KV on guard was funny... Sure it's tough but weak gun, low speed makes it not the best choice. 152mm M-10 howitzer is NOT a weak gun. It only has to hit the target. From my post in ep8 discussion thread (got deleted due to rollback, good thing I copied it): KV-2 with 152mm M-10 howitzer - slow, big - and badass. M-10 is shooting 5,5kg shells - sheer weight of the bullet is enough to tear apart a tank. This gun is dubbed a "trollgun" or "derpgun" by world of tank players - it can seriously damage high tier tanks (like let's say: IS-3, Tiger II, Jagdtiger - info for those who don't play world f tanks, what "high tier tanks" means; added just now, 11.12.12) or (if lucky) one shot them. Main drawbacks - poor accuracy and rate of fire. KV-2 has also very nice armor, pretty much impenetrable from the front (maybe except from those 75mm guns equipped on stug and pz4). Anyway - epic episode is epic. |
| Even outside the anime itself, the director Mizushima keeps throwing pleasant surprises at us. He now got one of the Ooarai girls to dance the Anko Dance in real life earlier today !! It was broadcast in Nico video and apparently it will be included as an extra in one of the BDs to be released ! So who took up the challenge to dance in full camera view? Which seiyuu? It is Mikako Takahashi, seiyuu for Yuzu the big-breasted girl from the student council http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikako_Takahashi . She is also the seiyuu for Rebecca in Dog Days too. Reading her history made me realize that there is a reason why it is her who danced: Before she became a seiyuu back in 1999 because of the anime Excel Saga, she was on a singing career and she did not fear singing in cosplay costume in public event. Even after she became a seiyuu, occasionally videos of her doing the dances of pop singers like AKB48 could be seen. So it makes sense to pick her to do the dance in public, although even her fearless history of singing in cosplay did not persuade her agency to allow her to dance in that tight outfit LOL http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm19558700 |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| You need to have registered with NicoVideo in order to view that Ankou dance video. But registering is free and not hard and does not require Japanese. Start the registration process by going to: http://www.nicovideo.jp It is worth the minor hassle. Some other anime series have dances associated with them. But this one is a classic ! Please refer to my Post #28 for an explanation of the meaning of her name "Yuzu". |
okanaganDec 11, 2012 9:52 AM
| There's the youtube version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2dHpF0VSdE |
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