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| Another filler, this one was not even funny... |
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Tachii said: Anybody watch the dub? Lol it was so bad it was good. I did, wasn't that terrible, but then I actually enjoy dubs, even older obviously weaker ones like this. Well that was a nonsensical episode. Never did I think we'd waste an episode repairing the relationship between Shinji and his dad! The one thing EVA couldn't accomplish...well one of many actually. XD Why'd they put Kaname in an antagonistic role anyway? Less tsun more dere! I didn't even notice until the credits that Mao, Weber and Teletha weren't in this one at all. XD Looks like we're back to the plot next though. |
animefan8800Nov 30, 2016 9:27 AM
| at least use a filler ep to develop chidori and sousuke's relaitonship or SOMETHING. that was boring lmfaoo but at least we got see more of shinji |
| Xtina is my mother! |
| Lmao when they started playing Ping Pong with the massive robots ... |
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Did he just say Shinji? Shinji? SHINJI!!!  Awww what a nice parent-child episode xD Especially with Noto Mamiko❤ |
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| This is the worst episode of full metal panic and it isn't even close. The animation on the robot sports is laughably lacking. Heck, even the audience reactions don't get any animation frames. You could tell me they animated this show on a four-figure budget and I wouldn't even be surprised. We hear the same nerima daikon "pun" six times and it wasn't even funny the first time. (Actually it doesn't even really rise to the level of "pun," this attempt at a joke is the equivalent of referring to someone from Kentucky as "kentucky fried chicken" as if that's some kind of clever wordplay.) The whole nerima daikon "pun" is also incredibly culturally opaque for what is otherwise a very accessible series for foreign audiences, though I'm not holding that against it. There's really no reason for this episode to exist. Out of all of the characters we could have gotten a side episode to explore, Shinji might be dead last, possibly tied with Mizuki. (and, surprise surprise, Mizuki shows up for this episode. How is it that she and Kaname are friends after what happened in episode 8? why is she such an irredeemable garbage person every time we see her?) I don't care about Shinji and I don't care about his relationship with his dad. (If we really felt like we needed an episode with shinji, maybe to make us actually care about him, it would have focused on the relationship between him and sousuke instead, since shinji seems to be his only friend at school). None of what is happening in this episode really matters to any of the characters that we care about, and we don't get nearly enough laughs and entertainment to justify spending this much time doing absolutely nothing. I really hate this episode, because it feels like a stain on an otherwise great series. This was a squandered opportunity to explore any of the characters that we actually care about (like episode 13, where we actually get more insight into Mao and Tessa as characters). The only good thing about this this episode is that you can skip it entirely and lose nothing. Honestly I think this might be a better series doing a recap rather than give us this useless filer; if they were going to do a recap, 13.5 mid-season would have been the time to do it. |
immuslim said: DirtyMidnighter said: this show has one more chance to redeem itself. so far, the worst anime i have actually watched yeah this shit sucks This series can actually show greatness, but these fillers are getting worst and worst, besides the animation was really lazy this time around. Thankfully it seems the next episodes will go back to a more serious tone and no filler. |
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| I'm actually liking these filler episodes better than the main storyline. |
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| Kashim plot again...sometimes I forget the dark themes |
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| I've been enjoying this series so far, but that episode was an absolute slog to get through. |
| It was a filler but it was more enjoyable than the serious episodes xD |
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| Ah yes, the good old bullshit pilot. Strange that we're getting 2 filler episodes in a row |
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| I dont know whats better, mechs doing normal sports including table tennis or a guy piloting a mech while wearing a cardbox costume of one. this might just be one of my favourite mecha episodes ever. PS: Its funny that this shinji and his dad had more developement than the OGs had for 20 years even after this |
Comander-07Dec 18, 2023 3:36 PM
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
| Why there is filler in a 24 episode season is beyond me. And it wasn't even good filler, and I think it finally changed my mind about Chidori for the time being (which I've felt has been happening the past few episodes as she's become more "bitchy" I guess). Honestly, if it was just Sousuke and Shinji in this episode it probably would've been better. |
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Reply to MomoDestro
I thought that this was a random filler but it had a good message.
| @MomoDestro which was the good message? |
| Kaname, i've always liked you, but your friends are right... nobody forced you to this event. That Nerima guy was a creep (even after the first humiliating loss) so she deserved to lose for that face - heel turn, even if in hindsight it wasn't a bad idea to put on a AS herself for the very first time. Inaba... of course you got ignored, Chidori even if sometimes is a hothead is still better than you on so many levels. Sorry, but Shinji sort of deserved that slap, and it's surprising he couldn't came to the same conclusion on his own before, especially if he took his love for AS and military from his own father. Oh, well, they teamed up for good and finally won, great. Even if the best moment was obviously Sagara joining the match in the cardboard costume, being attacked by Chidori, and immediately going "how did you manage to recognize me?" |
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| Has to be one of the lamest filler episodes I've every seen. |
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