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Astral_Iguana said:
I think that the gun and ammunition is sort kind of powered by the suit, so the greater the suit output the more effective the charge inside the ammunition is. I think this is why the weapons aren't fitted to vehicles, because it needs a wielder who is wearing a special suit to activate the ammunition effectively.
If that's true than it should have been explained in the very first episode. Kafka should have already known all that and relayed it to the audience somehow. This is what I mean by bad world building. World building isn't just about how well thought out a world is it's also about when and where you reveal the information about how the world works. With these kaiju killers doing their thing on camera for the world to see, and getting all these accolades for it, there'd be no way to keep hidden how their equipment works. The stuff they told the trainees about the equipment when they put their suits on would all be knowledge available to the public except for maybe the stuff about combat percentage.I think that the gun and ammunition is sort kind of powered by the suit, so the greater the suit output the more effective the charge inside the ammunition is. I think this is why the weapons aren't fitted to vehicles, because it needs a wielder who is wearing a special suit to activate the ammunition effectively.
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Also, I'm kind of thinking, what's the point of Kafka being a kaiju if he can't use the power?
Yeah they simply haven't given us a good reason for him to be holding back the way he is. If he can turn his abilities on partially like he did to lift that van then he should have been using them in the fitness test. Also they wouldn't be testing them against each other they would be testing them against a standard score. He could have used his abilities to finish in the middle of the pack without arousing much suspicion too.Also, I'm kind of thinking, what's the point of Kafka being a kaiju if he can't use the power?
My reaction to this is similar to how I felt about JJk. There are some good things here, but it's all being held back by sub par story telling.
zkeleton said: Yeah they simply haven't given us a good reason for him to be holding back the way he is. If he can turn his abilities on partially like he did to lift that van then he should have been using them in the fitness test. Also they wouldn't be testing them against each other they would be testing them against a standard score. He could have used his abilities to finish in the middle of the pack without arousing much suspicion too. As I recall he mentions everyone at the exam has worked hard to get there and he considered it cheating to use his Kaiju abilities. It was a nice character touch imo. He wants to earn his place on his own merits. We'll see next episode if he sticks to his principals or uses his abilities in some way to compensate for his injuries. |
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| As much as I liked the "Remember my name" running gag between MC and Blondie, I eye-rolled when I realized the MC was gonna be presented as another "Zero to Hero" kind of protag. The 'determination' moment just pissed me off since we already saw him intentionally used his powers just to mess around with blondie, and know that he intentionally didn't use it to be fair to others. In short, we already know he has advantages but just can't reveal it because it's from being a Kaiju, and likely only preferred to use his own limited human capabilities out of pride/to prove something. The 'weakling' angle won't work if the people already know the character is strong in one way, shape, or form. Really wish they used the OPM formula instead but with a bit of a serious touch instead of a KnY/MHA-like approach on a middle-aged protag. |
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Jozuwa-_- said: The 'weakling' angle won't work if the people already know the character is strong in one way, shape, or form. Depends on what the source of that strength is. If the source is something others would ostracize/persecute the MC for, then they have a dilemma on their hands re:if/when/how to reveal that strength, and we're invested in seeing how they solve that dilemma. That's the tension here. |
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Jozuwa-_- said: Really wish they used the OPM formula instead but with a bit of a serious touch instead of a KnY/MHA-like approach on a middle-aged protag. Since revealing himself would be instant death or permanently being on the run the OPM route won't work here. I'm hoping this is less a "weak character gets stronger" and more a "I'm Superman, but have to stay as Clark Kent. How do I use my powers for good and not get caught?" |
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Domvina said: To me that makes him look dumb, not principled. If his ultimate goal is to fight kaiju, and he was truly unselfish, then he shouldn't even be trying to join this unit. He should be pulling a Batman and going out and fighting kaiju on his own. If getting into this squad means he's going to have to hide his abilities while fighting kaiju then he's just making himself less effective. So he's really just doing this to stroke his own ego. Plus, like I said, fitness tests are run against a set standard, not a placement like it's done here.As I recall he mentions everyone at the exam has worked hard to get there and he considered it cheating to use his Kaiju abilities. Domvina said: It absolutely could work here. It's not about him being out in the open about what he can do, it's about the tone of the series. Making the whole thing more a blatant comedy/parody would make all the things that don't really make sense completely acceptable since we wouldn't be expecting to take them even remotely seriously anyway.Since revealing himself would be instant death or permanently being on the run the OPM route won't work here. |
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Domvina said: Same here. That's the OPM aspect I think they should've done- protag knows how strong they can be but also knows it would be troublesome if people knew, whether it's seriously or comically.I'm hoping this is less a "weak character gets stronger" and more a "I'm Superman, but have to stay as Clark Kent. zkeleton said: Exactly. They started the series with the MC fooling around in Kaiju form. It wasn't gonna be taken seriously from that point on, except for intense boss fights. But with the show seemingly wanting a "determination and perseverance" personality for the protagonist, it doesn't really work.It absolutely could work here. It's not about him being out in the open about what he can do, it's about the tone of the series. |
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zkeleton said: If his ultimate goal is to fight kaiju, and he was truly unselfish, then he shouldn't even be trying to join this unit. [...] So he's really just doing this to stroke his own ego. He wants to fight kaiju and protect the population, but in a specific way: By Mina's side. That's been his dream for literally decades. He didn't ask for his kaiju powers, and the series is about him trying to work out a number of seemingly contradictory present realities and future goals... |
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zkeleton said:
If his ultimate goal is to fight kaiju, and he was truly unselfish, then he shouldn't even be trying to join this unit. [...] So he's really just doing this to stroke his own ego.
If his ultimate goal is to fight kaiju, and he was truly unselfish, then he shouldn't even be trying to join this unit. [...] So he's really just doing this to stroke his own ego.
He wants to fight kaiju and protect the population, but in a specific way: By Mina's side. That's been his dream for literally decades. He didn't ask for his kaiju powers, and the series is about him trying to work out a number of seemingly contradictory present realities and future goals...
| @boldulysses boldulysses said: That makes him a bonehead with a super specific goal. Sound familiar? It should because it makes him just like a ton of other shounen protags. So him being 32 is basically just a gimmick because he's essentially another run of the mill shounen MC. The author may as well have made him a teenager just like all the others.He wants to fight kaiju and protect the population, but in a specific way: By Mina's side. That's been his dream for literally decades. This isn't a bad show by any means, it's levels ahead of stuff like Solo Leveling. It's just disappointing. The author decided to follow most of the typical tropes instead of trying to make something really standout and special. |
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boldulysses said: These are really great points. I think you improved my impression of this Anime, story-wise.He wants to fight kaiju and protect the population, but in a specific way: By Mina's side. [...} ...the series is about him trying to work out a number of seemingly contradictory present realities and future goals... However, it still doesn't help with the "underdog" image issue with the MC being presented as a shounen kid when he's already in his 30s. Some things might make sense story-wise but not from an audience perspective. I blame most of my issues on the 2nd episode. It both ridiculed the idea of the MC turning into a Kaiju and also painted him as someone who'd be willing to use his Kaiju powers to help people... only to be followed by an episode where he willfully refuses to use his Kaiju powers either to be fair or out of pride, even when it risks his goal of being a hero alongside Mina (I believe it's his last chance due to age-limit?). Followed by a "Never Give Up" attitude that doesn't apply to him in his current half-Kaiju state. It makes sense story-wise that becoming a Kaiju was a sudden unwanted situation that wasn't part of his plan, but it doesn't feel like that, at least for me, with how it was presented on-screen. zkeleton said: I think that sums it all up.This isn't a bad show by any means, it's levels ahead of stuff like Solo Leveling. It's just disappointing. The author decided to follow most of the typical tropes instead of trying to make something really standout and special. |
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| Episode 4 While Kafka is down, he's far from out after Kikoru saved him. And with that, Kikuro kills all the kaijus to end the test with nobody dropping out. But Kikuro is blindsided by another kaiju that snuck into the testing area, and it's an intelligent one that has necromanced all the slain kaijus. Kikoru should have heeded his father's words there as rejoicing over a single success can lead to failure. But just when that kaiju was about to do her in, Kafka comes to the rescue having transformed into Kaiju No. 8 to defeat that revived monstrosity. Despite Kafka defeating it, he gives all the credit to Kikoru. As for that intelligent kaiju who revived those monsters, he can transform into a human as he's impersonating one of the sweepers from the company Kafka and Reno work at. Pretty dramatic that was, and this goes to show that Kikoru thinks she's perfect, but she's prone to being over her head that nearly got her killed. |
| So Kikoru's dad is a high-ranking official in the Defense Force; that explains her big advantage over all the other examinees. But just as the exam is finished, an unknown kaiju revives all the others, and this time it's Kafka who ends up getting Kikoru out of her predicament, though he had to transform to take out the honju quickly. And the kaiju who revived the others is posing as a new worker at Kafka and Reno's cleanup company. So, if Kafka is No. 8, does that make this new intelligent kaiju No. 9? |
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| I really enjoyed Ep4 from a mindless fun angle. Nothing really standoutish, but Kafka is still a hoot to watch and is really making the show IMO. However, now I'm left with a concern; one that started with Kafka getting his abilities and deepened with this episode's reveal. The author is laying breadcrumbs for a deeper mystery. That's a dangerous road to start down. Many a franchise filled with initial good will has toppled because the resolution of that mystery was a complete letdown. That the franchise appears to be quite popular tell me either a) the mystery has been solved and fans enjoyed it or b) the mystery remains unresolved. If it's the former it's unlikely the anime will reach it unless it achieves AoT levels of popularity and if it's the later then same result. Depending on how hard the anime leans into the mystery is going to determine my feelings at the end. |
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| I enjoyed The Punch scene; the manga's rendering of that was particularly epic. They did it justice. Maybe it was just me, though, but during that whole sequence, did anyone else's video feed get kind of dark for about 10 seconds? I rewatched it and the same thing happened. Galaxy-Crisis said: So, if Kafka is No. 8, does that make this new intelligent kaiju No. 9? |
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| Now that's an entertaining episode! A heroic-by-nature Kafka deciding to worry later and go Kaiju now. And just as I was hoping to see, it did feel more entertaining when being like OPM. Dude refused to use his Kaiju powers for the exams and have to keep it a secret, but unbotheredly ignored all that in a heartbeat as soon as the situation called for it. I'd really prefer this angle for this Anime from this point on. Kikoru now knows and decided to keep it a secret. The examiner seems to be connecting some puzzling Kaiju pieces and smells something fishy about Kikoru taking credit for dealing with the high-level Kaiju. And there's a unique dubious Kaiju specimen parading around as a human, who's possibly involved in some way in turning Kafka into a Kaiju. That's more than enough! That already makes the show interesting. Let's stick with this! No more of that weak-human-is-trying-their-best cheesiness. More obstacles for Kafka's human and Kaiju problems, and more mystery to the plot. That's all we need. |
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| I was liking the blonde girl for a bit, but then not as much after they showed her backstory. Seen that trope too many times. Her daddy issues certainly put her in a position to fall for older guy Kafka though. Of course this is the kind of show where a couple like that would never actually happen even if she does fall for him. I wish we could just skip to the part where everyone finds out about him and they agree to let him fight Kaijus though because this story is on rails to that end and watching them delay it is going to be almost as painful as watching Rent A Girlfriend--ok probably not that bad. And please no spoilers on this subject from those who've read the source because I can already sense the itchy trigger fingers through my screen. |
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zkeleton said: That was my only gripe from this episode because it's still in line with the choice of the writer to write them as Young-Shounen characters when there's definitely a better potential for the story if written as a Mature-Shounen.I was liking the blonde girl for a bit, but then not as much after they showed her backstory. Seen that trope too many times. She could've also easily worked as at least a 18-20 year old woman. If I'm gonna take a guess, maybe that's one of the on-going topics in Japan right now; encouraging any kind of relationships due to population decline. Salad Bowl of Ecchi and Sasaki to Peeds also had that age-gap setup like it's supposed to be normal. Not saying it's anything new in Anime but, it's usually about 4-8 years gap at most. Nowadays, 30+ male characters paired up with 16s (or worst) seem to be becoming too common in recent Anime contents. |
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I enjoyed The Punch scene; the manga's rendering of that was particularly epic. They did it justice.
Maybe it was just me, though, but during that whole sequence, did anyone else's video feed get kind of dark for about 10 seconds? I rewatched it and the same thing happened.
Maybe it was just me, though, but during that whole sequence, did anyone else's video feed get kind of dark for about 10 seconds? I rewatched it and the same thing happened.
Galaxy-Crisis said:
So, if Kafka is No. 8, does that make this new intelligent kaiju No. 9?
So, if Kafka is No. 8, does that make this new intelligent kaiju No. 9?
boldulysses said: Maybe it was just me, though, but during that whole sequence, did anyone else's video feed get kind of dark for about 10 seconds? I rewatched it and the same thing happened. Just the usual darkening for TV broadcast. I guess you missed the big drama back when Jujutsu Kaisen was airing lol. Was pretty surreal to realize there are people that don't know about Denno Senshi Porygon. |
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boldulysses said:
Maybe it was just me, though, but during that whole sequence, did anyone else's video feed get kind of dark for about 10 seconds? I rewatched it and the same thing happened.
Maybe it was just me, though, but during that whole sequence, did anyone else's video feed get kind of dark for about 10 seconds? I rewatched it and the same thing happened.
Just the usual darkening for TV broadcast. I guess you missed the big drama back when Jujutsu Kaisen was airing lol. Was pretty surreal to realize there are people that don't know about Denno Senshi Porygon.
| @voltwaffle I had to google it, but I did learn about that from an episode of the Simpsons Is the darkening scenes supposed to combat flashing induced seizures? During JJK, people were claiming it was to force people to buy the Blurays. JJK also had some weird thing where 2 little light colored circles would appear on screen |
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@voltwaffle I had to google it, but I did learn about that from an episode of the Simpsons Is the darkening scenes supposed to combat flashing induced seizures? During JJK, people were claiming it was to force people to buy the Blurays.
JJK also had some weird thing where 2 little light colored circles would appear on screen
JJK also had some weird thing where 2 little light colored circles would appear on screen
| @HOOfan_1 Yes, the episodes are done and ready and they just bring the brightness down during intense scenes a bit for broadcast. I guess it works since there hasn't been a mass incident like that in 20+ years. Most of the instances I saw of people complaining about JJK, people simply didn't know about Denno Senshi Porygon. Not to be too harsh, but it's kids who know nothing about anime history and don't know what they're talking about. |
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@HOOfan_1 Yes, the episodes are done and ready and they just bring the brightness down during intense scenes a bit for broadcast. I guess it works since there hasn't been a mass incident like that in 20+ years. Most of the instances I saw of people complaining about JJK, people simply didn't know about Denno Senshi Porygon. Not to be too harsh, but it's kids who know nothing about anime history and don't know what they're talking about.
| @voltwaffle I'm kind of the other way around, I was too old to watch Pokemon, but I learned about that incident through an episode of the Simpsons from the late 90s. I had no idea what the name of the episode was though. |
| Episode 5 The results are in, and Kikoru and the other characters that got focus during the exam passed as expected. As for Kafka, he actually failed the exam miserably, but Kafka was chosen to be a cadet by Hoshina due to his knowledge of kaijus and his sense of duty that's rare among soldiers, as well as his sense of humor. Not to mention, Hoshina is wondering how he got that Fortitude 9.8 reading. And thus, the training begins and while Kafka is bragging about having a 1% compatibility, he's at least getting better. And then it's to the baths where everybody explains that they wanted to become a soldier because of Mina. And then it's bedtime with Kafka staying up to study kaijus knowing that he has a long way to go compared to everybody else, but then the alarm sounds as a kaiju was spotted. Kafka may have passed, but since his exam scores were so bad and that it's only because of his composure when a real kajiu attacked that he showed what he was capable of to Hoshina, and now he will have to prove his worth on his first mission. |
| Kafka actually would have failed the exam if Soshiro Hoshina didn't recommend he be brought on himself. At least Kafka can manage drawing out more power from the combat suit, even though it's still only a measly one percent. Kikoru now knows the full story about Kafka's kaiju situation, and during training, all the men learn about his childhood history with Mina. But now it's time for the new recruits' first real mission. |
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| So this is basically the "Public Bath" episode with a training montage. It worked for me since I now care a bit about the side-characters. I also like that the bonds of the characters felt a bit natural enough; the 2 mature characters always discussing whether to be realistic and settle with 2nd place or aim for the top of what you excel at, and Reno and Iharu's competitive rivalry that gets easily thwarted by Kikoru's excessive greatness. Of course, there's still the obligatory shipping. My interest for now is more on Hoshina's suspicions of Kafka and the mysterious Kaiju who's on the loose. |
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| The "calm before the storm" episode. If I'm honest, I probably would have a harder time getting motivated to watch if I hadn't already read the source manga. It's a perfectly adequate adaptation, but nothing special. Does anyone know if this is listed as 1 or 2 cours? |
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The "calm before the storm" episode. If I'm honest, I probably would have a harder time getting motivated to watch if I hadn't already read the source manga. It's a perfectly adequate adaptation, but nothing special.
Does anyone know if this is listed as 1 or 2 cours?
Does anyone know if this is listed as 1 or 2 cours?
| @boldulysses This is going to be 1 cour. If it does continue past that, and there's a pretty great chance it will given the amount of merch out there for this show that indicates high marketability, one thing for sure is that it won't continue into the summer season. |
| Episode 6 And now it's time for the first mission for the new recruits as a giant honju and a bunch of yojus have invaded Sagamihara. After dealing with all the small fries, the units keep the honju occupied on the ground while Mina unleashes a powerful shot at 96% power. And then another yoju sneaks up on Soichiro, but he slices it up in the blink of an eye. While the main honju is down, the threat is just beginning as even though the main body is dead, it still actively reproduces and a bazillion or so small fries are crowding the streets. Everybody shows what they are capable of with Mina showing why she leads the defense force, but the battle is only beginning even with the boss defeated. |
| Dang, Mina is practically on a way higher level than even Kikoru! Although, I think the fourth round she used against the honju was a little overkill. And Soshiro is really nimble with a katana. Kafka finding the core of the yoju, along with some reproductive organs, will ensure that the cleanup phase of the operation doesn't last longer than it needs to. However, now Reno and Iharu have encountered the intelligent kaiju from the exam. |
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| Mina just flexed on Kafka how protag-worthy she is xD And of course, we have an obligatory quick-drawing cool ninja in a Shounen Anime. This episode officially established that Kafka's role in his human form will be figuring out the weaknesses of Kaijus. But pretty sure that's just a way to justify him surviving enemies in the future. At least it's not like other Shounen Anime where even a dumb protag could pull a genius solution out of their bottoms. It's a proper episode. Some action but nothing too intense. Some comedy but nothing too funny. And a continuation of relationship-building between characters. But we might finally get some intense Kaiju action next week... or 2 more weeks if they stretch it out and focus on dialogues in the next episode. |
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| OK, that felt to me like the first proper episode of this show. Maybe because this is the first episode where the internal logic of the world seems to make some kind of sense and it doesn't come off like the writer was slapping down ideas just because they sounded cool. Jozuwa-_- said: Mature. That's the word I'd been looking for to describe what this should have been. Having an older protag in this style of show comes off like it's trying to cram two things together that will never properly mesh. Judging from the humor this writer couldn't have pulled off an OPM type of story anyway. there's definitely a better potential for the story if written as a Mature-Shounen. |
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| I appreciate an actual battle after all the talky-talk, but I can't remember the last time a major operation had such a lack of urgency. At no time until the last 5 seconds of the episode did I feel like any of our characters were in any danger whatsoever. Also, I really like Hoshina's preference for blades vs. guns, but the whole "monster suddenly getting sliced up b/c the blades moved too fast to see" is such a lazy, Looney Tunes-like cop out. Here's hoping we get to see him actually use them next time. |
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| Now that was a good, well-rounded kaiju battle, with a monster that felt like a real menace. This is starting to be the show I look forward to the most each week. |
boldulysses said: Yeah. They prioritized having the seniors talk up the new recruits and their great talents. Unfortunately, it didn't translate well in the eyes of the audience since they didn't have the side characters do amazing stuff and were only using their guns as soldiers would.I appreciate an actual battle after all the talky-talk, but I can't remember the last time a major operation had such a lack of urgency. At no time until the last 5 seconds of the episode did I feel like any of our characters were in any danger whatsoever. If this was pro-wrestling, that would've been a waste of a "put over". Someone (the seniors, in this case) plays an inferior role, aka the "jobber" role, to make the new guys look good. But if the new guys don't manage to capitalize on that, then the jobbers' sacrifice in making themselves look inferior will be wasted. I'd say that's what happened in this episode. The seniors looked like a bunch of fools feeling insecure with the new guys that didn't even look that special. If they had at least Kikoru do the same impressive things she did during the exams, having her decimate about 10 Kaijus immediately, it would've made sense for the seniors to be so surprised. And it would've made Mina's flexing later on look so much more menacing since kikoru just showcased some inhumane skills, only to be followed by Mina exhibiting monstrous powers with ease. |
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| Episode 7 Reno and Iharu are up against Kaiju No. 9, and this intelligent kaiju is unlike anybody these guys have faced. At least they are able to dodge his finger attacks, but hitting him is quite tricky. Just when it looked like Reno had a free shot at the kaiju, he distorts reality to hide behind a kaiju corpse, and then turn the tables on Reno. No. 9 made quick work of those two leaving them to be sitting ducks, but it's No. 8 to the rescue. While No. 8 managed to expose No. 9's core, No. 9 just wasn't going to let him finish him off. And then Kafka runs away, but encounters Hoshina while still as No. 8. Looks like Kafka will have no choice but to reveal his true identity to Hoshina seeing that he's pretty serious about slicing and dicing up No. 8, but that remains to be seen. |
| Reno can just barely dodge the intelligent kaiju's shots for a while, but the kaiju reveals some new tricks, like hiding behind a wall of kaiju corpses, and soon Reno and Iharu are soon incapacitated. Kafka has to transform to save them, but some other officers show up before he can finish the kaiju off. And now Kafka has to deal with Soshiro. The kaiju from the exam sounded like a malfunctioning computer when he was getting pummeled by Kafka. |
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| Terrible. Definitely the worst episode of this show so far. It had just about every bad shounen battle trope crammed into it that was possible. Everything was telegraphed from a mile away. The characters sat around doing nothing or talking to each other when they should have been attacking idk how many times; and the bad guy got away because of it. And after last week was the best episode too. What a disappointment. Will have to remember to keep my expectations low for this show. marklebid said: Yup. This is using a lot of cheap tricks to try and make up for all the things it lacks.This deliberately obfuscates how the world works from the viewer and makes the writer's job easier. |
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| This episode reminded me that as far as I'm concerned Kafka is the best part of the series. Take him out of the scene and it swiftly devolves into the typical Shonen tropes. I'm looking forward to the next episode to see how Kafka deals with fighting—or not fighting—Hoshina. It's seems a bit early to let yet another person in on the secret. Especially one so far up the chain of command and who has no reason to trust Kafka. |
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| Episode 8 Soshiro sure is a fast guy as it's no wonder why he's the vice-captain there. He really gave Kafka a tough time seeing that he can't hit his commander, but he aimed for his blade instead and dislodged it to give himself a chance to escape. Seeing that No. 8 did not fight to kill that Soshiro feels that he can be ignored, all while that kaiju is now identified as No. 9 and is the same monster that attacked the exam site. So with that, the mission ends and after recovery everybody chows down on a feast of A6 Wagyu and Coala beer (though Kikoru is too young to drink that stuff) prepared by Dojima, and then comes the announcement that Kafka is now a full-fledged officer of the third division. So pretty much, Kafka is on great terms with Soshiro as himself, but when he's Kaiju No. 8, he better watch out for him. |
| Soshiro demonstrates his skills and has Kafka on the ropes, but Kafka manages to disarm him, giving him the opportunity to get away. Kafka fighting to disable and disarm rather than kill has Soshiro puzzled, as he's never seen a kaiju fight like that before. The other intelligent kaiju is officially given the designation No. 9. After Reno and Iharu are discharged from the hospital, the whole division has a celebratory dinner, and everyone starts critiquing each other about what they can do to get better. Kafka's also officially a full-fledged officer thanks to the info he got during the operation. Looks like Kikoru isn't the only new recruit with family connections to the Defense Force, as Haruichi Izumo's family business is the supplier of their combat suits and weapons. Kafka had better be careful not to get on Soshiro's bad side again, and it looks like there's yet another humanoid kaiju coming, this time from the air with a whole flock of airborne monsters. |
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Are Blondie and our boy Kafka a de facto couple now. They seem to go everywhere together and she seems to care for him.
| @LouieGrandie Considering that she's the youngest member of the squadron who's not even old enough to drink and Kafka's the oldest and would have been too old to serve had it not been for a recent policy change, I don't think so. |
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Are Blondie and our boy Kafka a de facto couple now. They seem to go everywhere together and she seems to care for him.
| @LouieGrandie I'm more thinking the father she wished she had. |
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@LouieGrandie I'm more thinking the father she wished she had.
| I'd really hope that's the case. Just to eliminate some questionable things. That Soshiro vs Kaiju no.8 fight was a pretty good teaser of what we might get later on in the story (assuming they'll face each other seriously again before everyone finds out about Kafka being Kaiju no.8). I also liked that little gag with Reno not realizing Iharu was in the same room as him while thanking Kafka for saving them in Kaiju form. I would've hope for a little bit more tension between Kafka and Mina when they got some lone time. But I guess they did already interact with each other twice by now since the show started so, their presence isn't that surprising to one another anymore. Looks like some chaotic situation is looming. And it doesn't help that Aoi said something that might be foreshadowing of what's to come. Looking forward to it. |
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Reply to LouieGrandie
Are Blondie and our boy Kafka a de facto couple now. They seem to go everywhere together and she seems to care for him.
| @LouieGrandie She's certainly got a crush on him, but he only seems to view her as an impressive colleague so far. At this point I'd say she's just part of the 'secret identity' club. We only ever see them interact when there's several other people around. This episode would have been a good time to see how they behave with no one else around, but I doubt we'll get much of that, at least for this season. This author seems like the type that will keep all potential romances at the most surface level possible for as long as he/she can manage; Naruto style. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| Episode 9 For the next operation, the Tachikawa base has come under attack. They are all Honju, and the fact that wyvern kaijus usually act alone mean an intelligent kaiju is leading the invasion, and it is led by the one known as Kaiju No. 10. Kikuro is given a special weapon that normally isn't given to a new recruit, and he shows that Mina and Soshiro were right to give that giant ax to her. Kikoru and Reno go in together to attack, and Kafka has leared to do a partial transformation, applying it on his legs to save Minase. And then Soshiro faces off against No. 10. Just when it looked like he had sliced and diced that thing along with its core, it quickly grows back and gets bigger, exhibiting a 9.0 fortitude. This goes to show just how dangerous these intelligent kaijus are as No. 10 is quite the monstrosity. |
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