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Kirishiba said: "THIS IS ALL JUST A DREAM" - one of the lamest cliche ever It makes complete sense with the original series. And it was also said before episodes ago that everyone there don't exist and that Akane was the only real person, which we see at the end. |
| Gridman > NGE.............. |
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deg said: what other Trigger show? Darling in the FranXX is more of a CloverWorks anime though since Trigger is just a supporting role on that anime and all major decisions are done by CloverWorks on that show Well, that was the other one, I know that A-1/Cloverworks did most of the job, but unlike the FranXX haters who love Trigger and try to be like "they weren't involved at all with the project", I thank them for the part they did on a show I really liked. |
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deg said: GemTastical said: Also, this is now 100% confirmed a sequel to the original Gridman now that they revealed Kaiju girl's identity. Absolute madlads. but still can be watch as a standalone show, they did great doing that Yeah, though it does show why a large portion of Japan seems to love it way more than people overseas. Gridman is a huge deal over there so they know about all of the easter eggs, callbacks and plot twists in a way that a real fan can truly appreciate. Overseas with no context the ending may seem like it doesn't make sense to some. |
| Started of promisingly, but it really lost steam halfway and didn't deliver at the end IMO. Too many hints that didn't go anywhere. I hope Trigger tries something else for their next show. Go away from mecha a bit and do something else. |
| "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 |
Farabeuf said: Started of promisingly, but it really lost steam halfway and didn't deliver at the end IMO. Too many hints that didn't go anywhere. I hope Trigger tries something else for their next show. Go away from mecha a bit and do something else. They did go somewhere though. They're just harder to get for people who came into this show without context. |
| Show was overall decent. Weird plots that had no resolution... Those drug the show down significantly. |
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antonnn said: Akane was a schizoid. Schizoid personality disorder (/ˈskɪtsɔɪd, ˈskɪdzɔɪd/, often abbreviated as SPD or SzPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency towards a solitary or sheltered lifestyle, secretiveness, emotional coldness, detachment, and apathy. Affected individuals may be unable to form intimate attachments to others and simultaneously demonstrate a rich, elaborate, and exclusively internal fantasy world. So her actual look is what Rikka looks like, and how she looked in her internal world is her idea of a cool, ideal look, and created her false self that looks like her real self to love her. that must not be what Schizophrenia is it shouldn't fug |
Sam_missiles said: deg said: yep more like The Matrix kind of dream where they put into sleep to connect to the virtual world, or only Akane for that matter Not even that- it's inside Akane's mind. She has a disorder. While it's highly likely she does have a disorder, this wasn't inside Akane's mind. The digital world is a real thing. |
garyborken said: Here are some interpretation: So Akane IS Rikka in the real world. That's why she put Rikka in the junk shop, Rikka is the self she doesn't want to face. And the reason Gridman chose Yuuta is because while everyone's looking at Akane, he's the one who took interest in Rikka AKA what Akane really is like. I could be reading too much into this scene though:  Anyway I gave this ending 7/10, it could really benefit from having one more episode. This is a solid theory and it makes so much sense! Also, I was thinking, Rikka told Akane that there "was a place for gods like you too", and if Akane's world IS OUR world (humans) it would make sense, since who makes the anime? HUMANS. (I dont know if im stretching this too far but it just made sense that the "world for gods" for anime characters was the human world (the ones who create them) Either way this ending leaves it off for the fans to fantasize and i loved it |
DoinkedDec 22, 2018 1:23 PM
| Great anime. 9/10. |
Sam_missiles said: deg said: are you sure? the Kaijus insides, the whole city, the whole Gridman team are compose of the computer/virtual world though The "computerized" stuff is just a visualization of her mind. Did you watch the last scene? @GemTastical as well Unfortunately all of that was real. It's a tie in to the original Gridman series, which is further proven by Kauju girl's existence. Akane is mentally ill, however. Because beings like Alexis take advantage mentally ill people who also harbor a dislike of the world around them to do their bidding. See Khan Digifier |
Xenogears1989 said: TFW I made a joke about Gridman's true form being his 1993 design a few days ago...then this episode made it actually happen...bravo Trigger and Tsuburaya, this series was lowkey a sequel to OG Gridman with the original Anoshiras as solid confirmation atthe end, hopefully a sequel gets made in the future cause it felt like a prologue to a bigger series If it does get a sequel it's undoubtedly going to be a live action tokusatsu sequel. I think the anime run was a one and done. Also, how hype did you get when that glorious BABY DAN DAN reached your ears. |
| first few episodes felt very nostalgic for some reason but then it just went kinda meh |
| reddit confirmed that the live action girl in the end was indeed Akane It's Akane. The picture frame in the background says Akane at the top https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/a8mr80/ssssgridman_episode_12_discussion_final/ecc30xp/  |
GemTastical said: Farabeuf said: Started of promisingly, but it really lost steam halfway and didn't deliver at the end IMO. Too many hints that didn't go anywhere. I hope Trigger tries something else for their next show. Go away from mecha a bit and do something else. They did go somewhere though. They're just harder to get for people who came into this show without context. Smug and patronizing much today? |
| "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 |
Farabeuf said: GemTastical said: They did go somewhere though. They're just harder to get for people who came into this show without context. Smug and patronizing much today? Apologies if it came off like that, though a lot of the stuff most people felt didn't go anywhere were in fact tied into the original. They weren't just dropped halfway. |
Sam_missiles said: GreenEmu said: Meh ending. Gridman had a really strong start but lackluster finale. Easily a 6/10. Does it hurt that your adaptation is a complete and utter CGI-fucked mess? Pls let me know. What are you babbling on about? By " my adaptation" are you referring to Goblin Slayer? Yeah it's a mess, i'll probably give it a 3/10 after the final episode. Not sure what the point of your post was other than to make you look like an idiot. |
i just realize what SSSS means, those little details are cool  |
| Damn that was fucking awesome. Loved the emotional depth and message. Akane had to face reality head on. That fight was also incredible, one of the best fights of the year. This was all for Akane to move on and awake up, this was so cool. Very nice too that Hibiki's feelings for Rikka influenced Gridman throughout his journey. Trigger did it again man, I think they definitely made a great comeback from Darling in the Franxx (even though that ending wasn't entirely their doing and the Franxx hate was a little overblown, but this show brought back some goodwill for them I'd say). The animation this episode was spectacular and I loved how they incorporated the real world in this episode to show that Akane was just dreaming. Can't wait for Promare now! |
LoomyTheBrewDec 22, 2018 2:07 PM
| Wow so much food for thought in this ending. Was a bit afraid last week due to so much being left to cover in the previous episode, but Trigger really delivered it with the finale. In spite of so much stuff ending up open for interpretation, with both the world and its characters, and Alexis having a shoehorned generic reason for messing up with humanity (and per consequence using Akane), the ending and message were really well conveyed. Would really welcome a special later down the road focusing on Akane, centered on her past and what led to her condition since imo where the show failed was at justifying her actions. That aside pretty neat show with really solid directing and atmosphere. |
KaitonDec 22, 2018 3:04 PM
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| After rewatching the episode and paying attention to the dialogue I retract my statement about Yuta's crush not being relevant. Don't know how I missed it, but Gridman himself pretty much explains that in Akane's world where everyone was made to love her Yuta essentially broke the script and fell for Rikka instead, thus giving Gridman the opening he needed. So at the end of the day Yuta's crush on Rikka ended up being pretty damn important. |
| >gridman beats alexis with the fixer beam Lmao get #rekt Anyway was expecting Gridman to turn into "OG Gridman", didn't disappoint. BABY DAN DAN |
Please learn about cel animation and its technical process. Learn how special effects and backlighting were done without computers. |
| This episode:Over the top and fun and it all just works, right down to the 3DPD Akane at the end. Overall:This was great from episode 1, with solid direction, a well cultivated atmosphere and careful use of humor and tension. |
| For those that found the story a bit confusing, here’s a summary: Akane is a shut-in geek (Hikikomori) that made a virtual world in order to escape reality. She used real references to make a sim-like simulation whereby people like her. Rikka is that popular girl who’s supposed to be Akane’s best girl friend and possibly a love interest, Utsumi is designed to be her nerdy friend who also likes Kaiju just like her irl, Yuta is her ideal boyfriend. Yet the latter gained free will and chose to loce Rikka instead of Akane. That might be the reason why Gridman chose him. Alexis and Gridman are both aliens from the real world. Kerib uses humans to chase away the boredom and nihilism that comes with being an immortal being. He chose Akane because she could entertain him pretty well and was a depressed, isolated teenager: an easy target. Once they no longer fulfil that purpose, he leaves them in a broken state and looks for his next toy. Gridman and the weapons are basically Space Patrol Aliens that infiltrted Akane’s simulation in order to rescue her and stop Kerib. When Rikka says she wants to be with Akane but doesn’t want her wish to happen; it’s because she doesn’t want Akane to be sad again to the point of using the simulation as a form of escapism, even though she loves Akane dearly. Anosillus, a kaiju from another world who decided to live in Akane’s world, took Anti under her wing. Anti is now both human and kaiju; as you can see from the color of his eyes. The Gridman team returns to the real world (and possibly go on a new mission) and so does Akane. She kept the pass that Rikka gave her to remind her to face the challenges of daily life intead of hiding from them. The artificial world and its people are now free from the influence of their creator and become independent. |
GreenEmu said: After rewatching the episode and paying attention to the dialogue I retract my statement about Yuta's crush not being relevant. Don't know how I missed it, but Gridman himself pretty much explains that in Akane's world where everyone was made to love her Yuta essentially broke the script and fell for Rikka instead, thus giving Gridman the opening he needed. So at the end of the day Yuta's crush on Rikka ended up being pretty damn important. Holy hell, that's a great find. That kind of flew over my head, but now makes perfect sense. |
garyborken said: Here are some interpretation: So Akane IS Rikka in the real world. That's why she put Rikka in the junk shop, Rikka is the self she doesn't want to face. I think it's more likely that Rikka is a girl in school that she wishes was her friend IRL, which is why her being her friend is such an important thing to her. |
BurntOkita said: deg said: the original Gridman show happens in the coimputerize world though and we can see that from the Kaijus designs of looking like robots, the City in the sky as well as the insides of the City like the house of Akane is computerize too, and also obviously the whole Gridman team and Alexis the villain looks computerize too That doesn't answer my question. At all. to be honest, entering the computer world can be done through any piece of technology when dealing with beings like Alexis or Khan. To be more precise, it's less of a 'computer world' and more of a 'digital world'. It exists within every piece of technology, so Alexis could drag Akane in through something even as simple as a cellphone. Yuta and Gridman requiring Junk is a situation unique to them. Not to mention gives the heroes a handicap as opposed to the main villain who can just do whatever without restriction. |
| That moment when the "old" gridman op started and original Gridman appeared.... SO MUCH HYPE Trigger saved anime yet again! |
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