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| So happy to see this back! I've missed IBO these last two seasons, but it's back better than ever. Kudelia doesn't really seem that much older, it's really just her clothes. Otherwise, her face and build is pretty much the same. Honestly, clothes can really change how a person is perceived, and here she looks like the current position she's holding. Versus when she was mostly observing things in season one. Politics wise, I'm certainly still waiting for the relationship between Teiwaz and Tekkadan to change, and the ED screenshot Jizzy linked definitely makes me think that it's going to happen. And who is that new masked guy? Or is he not new, but has a new mask? That mask is pretty intense though. Also, that Hash dude. I can see him being annoying, but I hope not, and that instead we will see him grow in the series. Someone talked about SEED Destiny, please no. Let Hash not be Shinn 2.0. Hopefully Hash will look up to Mika after seeing Mika's amazing skills (that fucking entrance at the end though). Gjallarhorn talking about needing power to keep peace, idk man. That person who ate the butterfly scares me. SPYAIR's OP song is great, but nothing will ever beat MAN WITH A MISSION's "Raise Your Flag," I still listen to that often. Looking forward to the OP sequence and how the rest of the season will unfold~ |
TheGreatSurf said: I dont mean naze being a bad guy as is, im meaning hes an unwilling antagonist because the boss of the teiwaz is corrupt and is working with the same contact that tried to have kudelia killed in the colony last season. Naze's harem isnt that of normal social standards but they have gone out of there way to show he genuinly cares for his girls and the crew of tekkadan.Naze being intended as a villain makes a lot of sense - his relationship with the Hammerhead crew really fits into this shows overall themes of social stratification and exploitation of the destitute. Late in the first season Lafter describes the Hammerhead as being like a refuge for disadvantaged women, and that becoming part of the crew (and being able to become a boss mobile suit pilot or skilled engineer) comes with the requirement that you be sexually available to Naze has a pretty sinister edge to it. But the show kind of glossed over it by having all the women in the Turbines be willing partners who are all totally in love with him and he all loves them all back and it's okay because he has a lot of love to give blah blah blah. It was just weirdly uncritical, but we can't be too critical of the good guys, I guess ... CG said: On the romantic front, it seems that nothing has changed between Mika and Atra, they're still nothing more than friends, and she's still content to only watch over him without trying to make any move. The next episode will probably reveal where things stand with Kudelia, but I doubt anything changed there much either - still, something had to change a little after the first set of both Kudelia and Tekkadan's goals had been achieved, so I'm looking forward to Mika&Kudelia's interaction. It really hasnt been that much time since the first series for any real development relationship wise with mika and anyone, im pretty sure the romantic subplot exsists more for atra and kudelia's character motivation than anything of actual development coming out of it since mika's kind of asexual for the most part. Maybe if they do follow through on the whole deal with his buried subconscious emotions you'll see some development from his side of things and believe me I hope to god that plotpoint is a main focus of the show going in cause im a tad worried they haven progressed that as much as they should have by now. I'm fairly certain mika doesnt have any actual romantic intentions, he definitely does give an actual shit about their saftey and cares for them as people close to him but not in that way. I think the kiss scene in the first season is the proof that he doesnt really understand the concept properly and was more or less just imitating naze. |
JizzyHitlerOct 3, 2016 1:26 AM
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
Sekito325 said: were only halfway through and gundam rarely kills anyone of worth until its final 10 episodes, IBO probably has more named character deaths than most gundam entries at their midpoint especially since gundam is vastly overrated in how high its body counts are, barely anyone dies in 079, ZZ, f91, X, wing, turn-A, or G-reco, yes there are deaths but nothing really that integral to the core of the show with many of them being random mooks introduced no less than 10 episodes prior like carta was. I call this Lame-Blooded Orphans because someone had to die. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| For an intro of the 2nd season this felt... a bit weak The battle at the end was good tho |
| "I lost all of what you could call feelings of love. They weren't sealed, so they can't be released. They weren't broken, so they can't be fixed. That which is lost, cannot be recovered." Shiba Tatsuya "There are no regrets. If one can be proud of one's life, one should not wish for another chance." Saber "No matter what happens, no matter how crazy things get, I'll always try to restore balance." Korra "It's madness to let others take what's yours and accept it blindly." Baatar Jr "Instinct is a lie, told by a fearful body, hoping to be wrong." Zaheer "Partner in crime, partner in time" Chloe Price and Max Caulfield |
| The pace was very slow at first but the last part got me all excited though. I'll expect more from this show. The ED however, isn't as good as the first season IMO. |
haresudesuOct 3, 2016 5:17 AM
| O_O |
| Finally, I've been waiting for this a lot! They're back! What a good start! The music in this episode too, it was amazing, and the new barbatos!!! |
| YES!! IBO is back! I really loved how this series is starting. My heart was pumping during the action. Mika doing an orbital jump was so damn cool. I'm very exciting for this season. |
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JizzyHitler said: Yeah, I agree that he seems mostly asexual, but I'm taking it as a consequence of his general lack of visible emotions. Like you, I think that he's so used to repressing everything that the pokerface became part of him, but I want to believe there are emotions and probably half-unconscious desires beneath the surface (including some interest in the opposite sex, and this kind of mostly uncoscious curiosity was part of the reason why he applied Naze's speech about women looking more beautiful when men are stressed out to himself and tried imitating him), and the question is if he can ever connect with them and match feelings/desires to words, or, alternatively, if those supressed emotions will be freed through a meltdown and an explosion some time down the road. I, too, pray to God that Mika's bottled up emotions won't just get swept under the rug for convenience purposes, I've been looking forward to the show addressing them for quite some time.It really hasnt been that much time since the first series for any real development relationship wise with mika and anyone, im pretty sure the romantic subplot exsists more for atra and kudelia's character motivation than anything of actual development coming out of it since mika's kind of asexual for the most part. Maybe if they do follow through on the whole deal with his buried subconscious emotions you'll see some development from his side of things and believe me I hope to god that plotpoint is a main focus of the show going in cause im a tad worried they haven progressed that as much as they should have by now. I'm fairly certain mika doesnt have any actual romantic intentions, he definitely does give an actual shit about their saftey and cares for them as people close to him but not in that way. I think the kiss scene in the first season is the proof that he doesnt really understand the concept properly and was more or less just imitating naze. Anyway, for now I guess I'll be content with an affirmation that to Mika Kudelia has firmly become not just a client but a person he considers close. Sorry if I'm going on about the romance too much when we have all those exciting political twists and intrigues set up, it's just that this show is one of the few where I feel romance doesn't take away from the plot, on the contrary, even makes it richer. |
| ったく、嫌な世の中だよ。 |
CG said: JizzyHitler said: Yeah, I agree that he seems mostly asexual, but I'm taking it as a consequence of his general lack of visible emotions. Like you, I think that he's so used to repressing everything that the pokerface became part of him, but I want to believe there are emotions and probably half-unconscious desires beneath the surface (including some interest in the opposite sex, and this kind of mostly uncoscious curiosity was part of the reason why he applied Naze's speech about women looking more beautiful when men are stressed out to himself and tried imitating him), and the question is if he can ever connect with them and match feelings/desires to words, or, alternatively, if those supressed emotions will be freed through a meltdown and an explosion some time down the road. I, too, pray to God that Mika's bottled up emotions won't just get swept under the rug for convenience purposes, I've been looking forward to the show addressing them for quite some time.It really hasnt been that much time since the first series for any real development relationship wise with mika and anyone, im pretty sure the romantic subplot exsists more for atra and kudelia's character motivation than anything of actual development coming out of it since mika's kind of asexual for the most part. Maybe if they do follow through on the whole deal with his buried subconscious emotions you'll see some development from his side of things and believe me I hope to god that plotpoint is a main focus of the show going in cause im a tad worried they haven progressed that as much as they should have by now. I'm fairly certain mika doesnt have any actual romantic intentions, he definitely does give an actual shit about their saftey and cares for them as people close to him but not in that way. I think the kiss scene in the first season is the proof that he doesnt really understand the concept properly and was more or less just imitating naze. Anyway, for now I guess I'll be content with an affirmation that to Mika Kudelia has firmly become not just a client but a person he considers close. Well the bottled up emotions things is pretty much confirmed since episode 13 when he couldnt stop shaking after the fight which even he couldnt understand why. I think the thing with mika's bottle up emotions is that hes going to need to lose something personally important to him specifically, like i really dont want it to happen but i think atra or orga dying are the only things really coming to mind that would really cause mika's emotions to break open. I mean theres alot left up in the air where his character will go, personally i think they wont kill atra or orga for that purpouse but rather i see one other way they might bring it out, mika's only time where he really lost his composure after a fight was in episode 13 when the insinuation that he enjoys killing kept ringing in his head causing him to uncontrollably shake. Its a stretch but i senses a big comparison between how mcgillis' personality is with mikas and i think the eventual conflict between the 2 coming up might wind up causing mika to take alot of things to heart if mcgillis makes comparisons between how both of them act. That or the stress of things in general could harm him since we did see him visibly distraught when cooki and cracker begged him not to fight. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
 no complaints. the first ep is almost like the first ep of the first season. but i prefer the younger kudelia, cookie and cracket. only atra remains the same |
| Full-throttle from the get-go, just the way I like it. The political affairs and intricate ongoings are rather welcome as well. It may as well turn out better than the last season. However, during those few months, Kudelia has certainly developed the most, in many ways... |
| Welcome back, Iron-Blooded Orphans!! Thank you, Gods and Goddesses of Anime for delivering Orga in a suit and tie!! *massive nosebleed happening over here* |
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| Dull start. Too much exposition and most of the episode had to do with politics. Kudelia looks great, though. Mature and beautiful. |
GangsterCat said: wow bakugou joined tekkadan xd I laughed. I was thinking the same thing XD |
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| BOY am I glad that this show is back! oh maaaaaaaaaaaaaan, the setting for the season 2 seems great. The battle scene gave me some really good vibes, phew |
| Nice start, I really liked the episode. As for the new Char Clone, I think is Ein (again). It can't be Gaelio because he was betrayed (and presumibly killed) by McGillis, it doesn't make any sense that he fights alongside Gjallahorn. Also, the Gundam's name is Gundam Vidar, son of Odin and the one that kills Fenrir the Wolf (Lupus) in revenge for devouring his father. |
| That intro was fucking amazing!! |
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| omfg that t was epic New chracters and hello Bakugou 😍 SPAIR AH&HHHHH😍 |
JizzyHitler said: Anyone getting bad vibes from naze here in the opening  They are separated from the rest of the cast looking very distraught while the rest of the cast is looking hopefully towards mika and orga. Remember teiwaz's leader is in line with that old fuck who was using kudelia and both seemed to view tekkadan as a tool. I'm honestly expecting that because of this naze will unwillingly be forced to wind up on an opposing side to tekkadan which fun fact was originally supposed to happen in the original script for season 1, so that might mean they just outright scrapped it altogether or they are going to work it into this 2nd half. I mean, Naze betraying Tekkadan was a plotline that they originally planned but ended up dropping from S1 So who knows. |
fst said: I think its an interesting plotpoint so i kind of hope they would go through with it. Teiwaz's leader is an asshole.JizzyHitler said: Anyone getting bad vibes from naze here in the opening They are separated from the rest of the cast looking very distraught while the rest of the cast is looking hopefully towards mika and orga. Remember teiwaz's leader is in line with that old fuck who was using kudelia and both seemed to view tekkadan as a tool. I'm honestly expecting that because of this naze will unwillingly be forced to wind up on an opposing side to tekkadan which fun fact was originally supposed to happen in the original script for season 1, so that might mean they just outright scrapped it altogether or they are going to work it into this 2nd half. I mean, Naze betraying Tekkadan was a plotline that they originally planned but ended up dropping from S1 So who knows. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
JizzyHitler said: fst said: I think its an interesting plotpoint so i kind of hope they would go through with it. Teiwaz's leader is an asshole.I mean, Naze betraying Tekkadan was a plotline that they originally planned but ended up dropping from S1 So who knows. you'd rather they go with plot points they dropped back in S1 rather than come up with new ones? I mean presumably they dropped them for a reason but I mean the way they executed S1, they could have used either that or the eugene betrayal plot point pretty much whenever they wanted, they would have had the appropriate setup for it already in hand. |
| gundam awesome-blooded orphans is back!! hell yeah!! |
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| That was a nice welcoming first episode. Love the ED (probably will be the OP? ) I like Chocolate-san appearance as well. Orga's a bit cheesy, but that's fine too since he always have been since Season 1. Anyway, I like the one-liner dialogues that most characters have but still portray their growth. |
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| Here we go S2!!! What an epic entry for our badass Mikazuki and BARBATOS! SPYAIR for OP was great! 5/5. |
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| Why the opening ins´t noise clean? T_T |
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Hoppy said: they haven't changed, save for Kudelia, she looks way older than in the first season. I think they did this because there going to try and pair mika up with the new "princess" type character thus freeing up kudelia to be with someone else (orga maybe?). |
| Best Couple of All Time Kamille x Four (Zeta Gundam) |
| Finally its back! With this alone this season is good. Lets see what else we have to discover. I was not hooked for a sequel like this since Gate season 2 :D |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
Malicre said: orga belongs to merribit..Hoppy said: they haven't changed, save for Kudelia, she looks way older than in the first season. I think they did this because there going to try and pair mika up with the new "princess" type character thus freeing up kudelia to be with someone else (orga maybe?). |
Malicre said: That would be so out of no where even by a franchise that shares its standards with zeta gundam's bizarre romances. They will either make merbit orga's love interest or just not give him one altogether. Its doubtful mika will even make much progress on the romantic front given the guy's lack of understanding of the subject in addition to his increasingly poorer chances of surviving this series.Hoppy said: they haven't changed, save for Kudelia, she looks way older than in the first season. I think they did this because there going to try and pair mika up with the new "princess" type character thus freeing up kudelia to be with someone else (orga maybe?). |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
JizzyHitler said: I doubt any new 'princess' would appear, especially after Kudelia was specifically refered to as the 'princess' in the 1st episode of the new season already.Malicre said: That would be so out of no where even by a franchise that shares its standards with zeta gundam's bizarre romances. They will either make merbit orga's love interest or just not give him one altogether. Its doubtful mika will even make much progress on the romantic front given the guy's lack of understanding of the subject in addition to his increasingly poorer chances of surviving this series.I think they did this because there going to try and pair mika up with the new "princess" type character thus freeing up kudelia to be with someone else (orga maybe?). Gotta agree with Mika's chances of surviving the series dropping with practically each episode (*damn*). In which case, I guess I wouldn't be surprised if he confessed on the verge of dying - probably to Kudelia (Okada is involved, and it seems to me that she usually tends to stick to the most obvious pairing more often than not, in which case Atra's chances don't look too good, if she survives at all, that is). In any case, I'm still mostly for Mika/Kudelia, but I've started getting the feeling that Orga/Kudelia is not completely out of question either back in season 1, closer to its finish, and Mika's low chances of surviving don't help eradicate the possibility. Orga and Kudelia seem to be more or less on the same intellectual wavelenght and clearly respect each other, a nice bonus is that they'd be a very good looking couple (sorry, Merribit, Kudelia clearly has you beaten in the looks department). The problem that I see with Merribit is that before any romance happening, she has to conclusively demonstrate that she's stopped seeing Orga as a reckless teen that unintentionally tugs at the strings of her mother instinct and makes her want to stop and protect him, and sees him as a young strong man instead, or I'd have a very hard time buying into the romance between them. From where things stood at the time of the s1 finale and the fuss that she kicked up, clearly not understanding a jack of what was going on with Orga, she fails as Orga's potential romantic partner in my eyes. If things don't change and she won't openly acknowledge Orga as an adult (he has to be at least 18, possibly older, right? And that's the age of coming of age in many countries, so he should qualify even officially) on equal footing, then I'd rather not see any romance between them, because Orga deserves better. Ah, on an unrelated note: Gaelio is still present in the new IBO goods, should we take it as a sign that the new Masked man is really him? |
CGOct 7, 2016 1:40 AM
| ったく、嫌な世の中だよ。 |
| I missed the series and this was a good way for it to come back. I'm especially glad about the fact that it keeps delivering on the opening front, this is 3 out of 3. |
| 5 main aspects I base my ratings on: 1. Did DramaEnthusiast make a thread about it? 2. Is it better than Breaking Bad? 3. Did MellowJello recommend the shit out of it? 4. Has it caused a (very entertaining) shitstorm on MAL? 5. Is it actually good? Scratch the fifth point, it's not very relevant... |
| It's finally back! Great start, glad to see everyone together. I've been waiting so much for this season!!! Glad to see Mikazuki with both arms xD That moment you know that you already lost the battle when Barbatos appeared in the sky xD I was so thrilled when Barbatos appeared in the sky, it's one of those epic moments that i get goosebumps xD |
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Malicre said: Who are you talking about? Both previews exclusively used scenes from the first episode.CG said: I doubt any new 'princess' would appear, You can see the new princess in the PV, rather you like it or not, she is coming. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| Good start. Straight to the point with S1 recap and ramifications of events from S1. Nice background setting for what's happening with Tekkadan now and previewing future conflicts. If done well, S2 will wrap up what's perhaps the most substantive Gundam to date and set the future foundations for a Gundam franchise that's historically been heavy on mecha fights with people repeating dumbass slogans and with actual plot nowhere to be found. Wouldn't be surprised if Gaelio is the masked man. |
JizzyHitler said: I rechecked them, too, and I don't see anyone like that either? So could you maybe specify the source, the timing, etc?Who are you talking about? Both previews exclusively used scenes from the first episode. |
| ったく、嫌な世の中だよ。 |
CG said: JizzyHitler said: I rechecked them, too, and I don't see anyone like that either? So could you maybe specify the source, the timing, etc?Who are you talking about? Both previews exclusively used scenes from the first episode. Maybe he's talking about that loli princess we already seen from s1? |
| great 1st episode! |
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| Damn! it's good to be back xD the epic animation. godly soundtrack. great drama. i miss this. we got some interesting new faces too in this episode. and...nice op song. tho i prefer the first season. looking foward to the next episode. |
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