What did you think of this episode?
5Loved it!
68.9%
122
4Liked it!
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3It was OK
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2Disliked it
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1Hated it
1.7%
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Average 4.5
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- 24 minutes long and this one is more serious than the previous. Interesting OP song I guess and then focused a majority of it on the aerial flight scenarios/battles. Animation seems a bit different though and this had way more action than I had expected. Nonetheless, they still squeezed some bits of comedy and a little fan service. Felt quite different from what I had expected though. Mm, the fighter planes taking flight~ |
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| I definitely could have done without some of the more "eccentric" pilots, but I really liked the action, the angles and the music. The plot and characters have a lot of potential, kindov like a more realism-based Strike witches. Definite potential in this... I'd love to see more. Maybe one day we can get an actual spinoff show? |
luigi-dudeJul 30, 2015 4:52 PM
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| I won't mind to see full season of this. Or adaptation of any of Nogame's mangas |
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luigi-dude said: Basically this.I definitely could have done without some of the more "eccentric" pilots It was good but to be turned into a full cour show the other pilots would have to go and it'd have to get a bit more serious (I say this but it overlaps with the other pilots part, I liked the parts in the base, not so much the comments when they were fighting or before they started). Suprised at how well the CG looked. |
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| Aside the from dogfight, it was pretty weak compared to the first special. That F-22 was OP as hell! Too bad, it got destroyed in a cheap fashion. Usage of CG was decent, but some scenes were still a bit lacking. I like how Cathy still remembers how to pilot a plane despite having Amnesia. Because if she didn't, she'd be deemed useless in the base. |
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| I'd watch this if it were a full series :Y |
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| I teared up when Aria finally said "sutechatta kara". This is literally a crossover of Takeshi Nogami's Shidenkai no Maki and Strike Witches, for which Nogami has drawn as well. I really hope the former gets adapted into anime at some point. |
Motherurck said: just don't include Cathy's death, k SP01LERS1!@#21 I think that would be a touching scene though! Paying Aria back for saving her life Q_Q |
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| This was oh so worth the wait. I really wish they will make a full show out of this. I'm not the mecha kind of guy, but damn this was way too good, I loved it. Plus, maybe the fact that we know there's more stuff that wasn't in this OVA gives away their idea of making this a full show? I hope so! |
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| Well that was pretty fun, haven't seen a show with jet fighter aerial combat in a while. Liked the Star Wars references as well, though I'm not sure they were actually intentional Wouldn't mind at all if this and Exodus were actual full-length anime |
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| Aww man do turn it into a full show! Such long wait but i think it was worth it. This was definitely the most interesting of the two specials in my opinion, but when that's said, they were both great. |
| I'd really like it if this was a full length show |
| This was more enjoyable than most of the anime shows that have been airing. If there would ever be a second Shirobako season I'd love for it to be all about this standalone episode. |
| If only this were a real, full anime! Dx I really enjoyed watching it! Already loved Aria and Cathy's characters! :)   As expected of P.A. Works, loved the art too! |
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| My physics is hurting XD |
| Another great OVA, wish this was an actual show aswell |
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| Knowing that Cathy will be dead somehow makes the episode more touchy than it should have been. Anyway, this need to be an actual series. Or just make an actual jet dogfight series. |
| It's a bit sad when you know Catherine's going to die QQ Musani did a good job. |
| As for the first special, I would definitely watch a full series of it. luigi-dude said: That's true, but still I really liked Aria's and Cathy's characters. Both are charismatic heroines.I definitely could have done without some of the more "eccentric" pilots These two specials were really entertaining ~ |
zeroyuki92 said: Knowing that Cathy will be dead somehow makes the episode more touchy than it should have been. Anyway, this need to be an actual series. Or just make an actual jet dogfight series. Not to mention the strongly implied romance between her and Aria, especially in light of knowing about that death. |
| Hmm. Production values were sure high but the story... story was meh. Arupin one was kinda better. In the orginal series you can accept it because they made it into cliche intentionally but here it really stands out. In the bad way. Aria getting embarassed all the time was weird considering how cold thinking she should be. Not to mention there were some pretty bad decisions on her part during the fight. Her method to get Cathy into airplane was just... facepalm worthy. And even though fanservice in showers was nice it was just unnecessary. And for some reason Yamaoka Yuri as Tatiana sounded way too much like 'Pizza Sauce' Ayumi from Charlotte. They did very good with music soundtrack though. 6/10 Nice to watch as addition to the original series but it wouldn't work well as stand alone. |
| Score: 7.03... I don't get why it's so low. Both episodes were great, even without any prospect of a closure. Exodus was so good and I was so happy while watching it, but I must be honest and say that I'd think of it as pretty silly if it was real, though it would probably be incredibly entertaining (and have good songs). Third Aerial Girls Squad, on the other hand, looks so promising! It would be an interesting show. Good character design, animation, story (the setting is overplayed, but not with military aircraft, as far as I know... I might be wrong), timing for comedy and drama, even a little yuri, etc. Musashino, good job on both of them! 9/10 HaXXspetten said: Well that was pretty fun, haven't seen a show with jet fighter aerial combat in a while. Liked the Star Wars references as well, though I'm not sure they were actually intentional I'm pretty sure it was intentional, it was a really cool reference haha |
ak47Oct 2, 2015 5:53 PM
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| Holy shit this one was fantastic. Incredibly intense action, pretty good characters, would LOVE this to be a full series! |
| This was better but still quite boring for me. That said in general these were two nice specials! |
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| Eh, I preferred the first special. I didn't care much for the plot in this one, but Aria and Cathy are so gay. |
| I want more T______T |
| The show reminds of Toaru Hikuushi. Always wanted to see Aerial Girls animated. We get an OVA, small taste of what wold have been an enjoyable show. Lol at Tatiana, playing with a toy airplane at the beginning of the episode. And Cathy as well. Aria to Cathy: "Those round things..." Cathy sure is fun to watch. |
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Objurgo said: I'd watch this if it were a full series :Y :) This 2nd ova is quite good. |
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| Omg I need more of Aria x Cathy !!! I ship them so hard this was way too awesome not to be made into a series |
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| This was actually pretty cool. The fights in the beginning were kind of boring, but once it ramped up near the end it got a lot better. I really want to see this as a full series now, it has a lot of potential. More so than a lot of first episodes of shows I've seen! |
| its cool to see the anime they produce come to life but i probably wouldn't watch them |
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| Cute girls doing cute things...while killing people with fighter jets? Sure, why not? lol Despite of the over the top personalities of our so called "elites", I enjoyed this a lot more than the first episode. I actually wouldn't mind seeing a full series for this. |
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| If this was a full series, I'm expecting more yuri scenes from Aria and Cathy ♥.♥ |
When is the second episode coming out? WHEN!? I'd watch this anime, seriously. It was so cool, I usually don't like baka moe stuff but this kept me watching the entire episode (which felt long, but not borring at all) The animation was good, the music good, the CG good. The art style was good, and the fighting scenes were amazing. I did not expect to like this OVA so much, I mean, I knew it was gonna be better than the previous one but not this good. Someone, make this happen... PD: Everytime I saw Cathy I said: "You are going to die..." jajaja Knowing she was gonna die made the episode more touching... like, the irony and all... -Trippwire- said: My physics is hurting XD Yeah, I was like that too xD But, in these kind of scenarios you have to let go some physics in order to make impressive stuff or things to help you distinguish characters or make the plot move. We know a lot of stuff is not possible otherwise, but a limit in twisting the rules is always welcome. |
HumbertoZeroJun 8, 2016 7:40 AM
| Aerial fight was great! This reminded me of the Independence Day movie. The plot about the world is in chaos is good too which all electronics are unusable and there is no internet. Nooo~~, I cant live in that world. At the shower scene, Tatiana body is something weird, haha XD 3.4/5 Overall: 7/10 Exodus was much more better imo. |
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| Well that was interesting. I don't about aircrafts and all dat stuff but that was obviously well-Animated. Good job there! |
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| Well that was interesting. I don't about aircrafts and all dat stuff but that was obviously well-Animated. The story seemed interesting so far. Good job there! |
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| Well that was interesting. I don't about aircrafts and all dat stuff but that was obviously well-Animated. The story seemed interesting so far. Good job there! |
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| Well, first, the big boobs aspect was quite surprising since in shirobako it is mentioned that the first anime adaptation of this mangaka's work was a big failure also because of a fan service oriented character design. The interactions between the characters felt forced and rushed. I didn't like it. That was bad. Action is good. Something's wrong with this essai. It is average. Was that intended? If they had to make the show, they would need to correct the characters flaws (dialogues and looks) and of course change the end of the first season since we all know it already. I guess the near fan service aspect appears because it's an OVA. I hope they never thought seriously about an adaptation with this kind of characters and "orientation" because when you compare this with shirobako and girls and panzers (which I love), they are worlds apart. |
| way better than garbage exodus could work out as yuri show and good version of eureka 7 ao |
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| It's impressive how close this is to a generic 4/10 seasonal. |
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
| I would totally watch this if it were a one or two cour series! |
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