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| Did Trigger forget to add background music in this show? It's really weird that in two chapters I barely heard any music except for the battle sequences. |
"Doubting everything that you take on... That is very important. Open your own eyes, clear out your ears, and look and listen to the world... And think using your own brain. After you've doubted everything, there is a possibility of something real to believe in. To believe in something, doubt everything." |
| I wonder how long people are going to say stuff like "wow so many Ultraman references" or "this show reminds me of Ultraman!" Anyways, I enjoyed this. The villain girl seems kind of annoying, but I also have a feeling she won't be the main villain of the series. I also actually enjoy the CGI animation, which is weird because normally I hate that kind of stuff. The samurai dude was pretty fun too, but I suspect that there will be more to him as the series goes on as well. Overall, I like this series so far. It's nice and simple, yet still interesting. I think I'm enjoying it more than Jojo part 5, which is the other series I'm watching this season. |
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ade-pewe said: THIS THIS THIS THIS THISHereticHunter said: Okay then, I'm going to put this here and I'll leave   Gridman is an Ultraman Confirmed Gridman was already ultraman since the beginning http://ultra.wikia.com/wiki/Denkou_Choujin_Gridman I grew up with the original Ultraman, and that cut brought back so many memories. So much awesome. This is a Tsuburaya show way before even a whiff of Trigger comes into play. |
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fuusen_gum said: Really shows how much cultural difference changes one's perception and interest in a show. I wonder if Gridman would be scoring higher on mal of western audiences had been exposed to more Tsuburaya shows.A few hours ago, Gridman 2 got into rank 1 on japan twitter trending topic, following with Goblin Slayer on 2nd and SAO on 4th, https://twitter.com/Masayoshi_Oishi/status/1051161324137267201  |
| I wrote an early review (edit took it down too early), coming from a 48 year old that use to wake up to Science Ninja Team Gatchaman aka "Battle of the Planets" and Maguma Taishi aka "The Space Giants". I loved the homage that SSSS.Gridman is playing to the old tokusatsu shows, where actors in rubber suits threw around other actors in rubber suits. For those yelling Ultraman rip-off check your sources, Tsuburaya Productions made Ultraman, Special Agent Gridman, and are partners for SSSS.Gridman. Overall I am enjoying a trip to my childhood, complete with villains without a cause, and hopefully overreaction, slapstick and "My hero" cliches. |
rastillOct 14, 2018 12:55 AM
| Well, Akane's crazy. What else do you expect from somone who patterns her wardrobe after Shattered Glass Optimus Prime. Enjoyed this episode too! The fact that those killed are retgoned is very interesting. |
| This is not your planet to rule. The Fallen shall rise again. |
The original move :D In any case, I am surprised at the disclosure of Akane as one of the main villains, especially if taken into account as official material and yuri-ish ED tried to portray them as best friends with main girl. |
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| So nostalgic to have Gridman. This show feels rater good like a cheese through butter. The original move :D In any case, I am surprised at the disclosure of Akane as one of the main villains, especially if taken into account as official material and yuri-ish ED tried to portray them as best friends with main girl. [/quote] ED sequence is kinda cute. |
When someone asks me why I like anime, I'd say Just Because. |
| Expecting trigger to go full Evangelion on this AGAIN and turn it into some kind of deconstruction of Tokusatsu. From the first episode it's been laying some elements for the future while making light of them, or maybe i'm reading too much into it. |
| Akane might be a psychopath who revels in hurting - and potentially killing - others for absolutely petty reasons, but I can't bear myself to hate her. She acts like an actual teenager would in her years, making her a strangely relatable character, with the exception of holding destructive powers in her hands. I hope she has a backstory that makes her even more interesting. |
gomennasaiOct 14, 2018 6:18 AM
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| This is getting more and more interesting. Loved the classic mecha poses and the samurai guy. |
| It was a pretty good episode. |
| Pretty solid. Like how they build up the atmosphere and the almost total lack of background music. Gives a raw feel that's very dissonant to when the mecha kick in. |
| "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 |
Grim1952 said: You mean homage? Because that's what Evangelion literally is.Expecting trigger to go full Evangelion on this AGAIN and turn it into some kind of deconstruction of Tokusatsu. From the first episode it's been laying some elements for the future while making light of them, or maybe i'm reading too much into it. |
Please learn about cel animation and its technical process. Learn how special effects and backlighting were done without computers. |
| Akane a cute and crazy one ED was good |
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fuusen_gum said: A few hours ago, Gridman 2 got into rank 1 on japan twitter trending topic, following with Goblin Slayer on 2nd and SAO on 4th, https://twitter.com/Masayoshi_Oishi/status/1051161324137267201 its awesome to see that its popular in japan |
| I don't know, the series has potential and the writing does have its strong moments but the problem I have with it right now is its severe lack of impact. It's set up well enough but it just never hits you, at least for me. Nothing in these first two episodes has given any reason to care about this anime. I'll give it another two episodes but if nothing changes I'm going to have to drop it. |
| "You talk too much. Think too much." "I don't care how justified you think your reasons are. I won't tolerate liars or thieves." "If you're not going to be nice to me, don't expect me to be nice to you." "I'm a soldier, not a superhero. Don't ever think of me as one." "The world doesn't revolve around you. Get that through your thick skull." "People who live by their emotions go nowhere in their lives. They only find misery. "If you don't like the way your life is than do something about it instead of sitting there feeling sorry for yourself." "You want something go get it. Period." |
| This might become my top underdog show this season. The cheesy OST during the action sequences is fitting so well and the plot is also more interesting than originally expected. Definitely intrigued so far. Like the theme songs too. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
One curious thing, it looks like most of the designs are heavily inspired on Transformers, more specifically in those of Shattered Glass |
| I'm totally hype by Gridman, the direction, the characters, the animation, THE FUCKING OP. I Love it |
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Prime375 said: Was going to mention this, pretty much every character's design is based off TF:SG.One curious thing, it looks like most of the designs are heavily inspired on Transformers, more specifically in those of Shattered Glass |
Please learn about cel animation and its technical process. Learn how special effects and backlighting were done without computers. |
| The opening and ending themes are a little underwhelming, but other than that, it was a great episode. |
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| Ehm... Nope. I tried to like this thing but it's really boring, there's no need to wait for the third episode, I'm dropping it already. |
| No tomo malas decisiones, solo me gusta apoyar causas perdidas. Disfruté Mayoiga, Ou-sama Game, Evil or Live, Mirai Nikki, Big Order, Arifureta, Ex-Arm, Tesla Note, Shuumatsu no Harem y Platinum End nope les falle con esa, lo siento pero todos tenemos nuestros límites. Así de jodido es mi gusto en anime, ¡Y estoy pinche orgulloso de ello!  |
| That's so cool and awesome... if I were an 8-year old, that is. The story just feels too simplistic, but I really like the quality of the show. Also I watched it on 1.5x so in reality it is kinda slow and boring. But I'll keep watching, cause none of it bothers me too much, at least there isn't anything annoying yet. Oh, and Samurai looks interesting. |
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| Well okay not bad at all, still cannot like the MC but it was surprising to find out that the cheerful girl was the creator of the kaiju and the I like that twist though |
Sm0ggy said: Did Trigger forget to add background music in this show? It's really weird that in two chapters I barely heard any music except for the battle sequences. Trigger does the whole "no bg music" to create an uncanny valley effect (making it look real even though we know it isn't Human), Giving us an air of threat/unease as Still standing Kaijus watch over the City, waiting to Strike. |
| This show is a hell of a lot of fun. |
| Alexis is the best. With such a spooky, over-the-top evil design they give him a fun-loving personality and it just goes so well with an immature high schooler as the second villain. He's obviously condoning and supporting her (literally) monstrous tantrums. His voice is also great. Looks like I'm gonna love this show. |
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| So Mashu Alter is a snowflake lol That Rikka though HNGGG That step up in art and animation is really cool |
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fuusen_gum said: A few hours ago, Gridman 2 got into rank 1 on japan twitter trending topic, following with Goblin Slayer on 2nd and SAO on 4th, https://twitter.com/Masayoshi_Oishi/status/1051161324137267201 You have NO idea how happy this makes me, I really want this show to do well and instill a bit of new life in the mecha genre (while technically not being mecha, but hey, I'll take it!) Anyway, quick second episode impressions! I was surprised about Akane being shown off as the villain so soon. I had my suspects about her, but not to the point of lingering on it for too long. I also love how the evil guy behind the screen seems to "play along", almost as if he's just pretending to be interested in every single thing Akane has to say. He's deliberately using her, but I like this trait. Samurai Calibur instantly became one of my fave characters just for that bumping into doors gag alone, hilarious execution. I love how the anime is keeping this mysterious atmosphere up, showing its cards with a very clear and engaging pacing. As for the final battle...It's kinda funny how I've been watching Exkaiser for the first time this past month, so I instantly recognized the obari pose used in this episode. Very good battle too, I can already guess that Akane is gonna try to come up with better and better counter-measures each time, which will up the danger of the battles. Can't wait for the next one, I didn't see a mecha series like this in years and I couldn't be happier about it! |
Sm0ggy said: Yeah, and this really makes the show for me. Might be my favourite way to present an encounter with the supernatural, really.Did Trigger forget to add background music in this show? It's really weird that in two chapters I barely heard any music except for the battle sequences. I mean, how would you feel if you woke up with amnesia and were told to turn into a robot and fight kaiju while the town keeps going like nothing happened? Me, I'd have no idea what to feel. Not having any music to set the tone is exactly what sets the tone perfectly. |
Nyuu3 said: Sm0ggy said: Yeah, and this really makes the show for me. Might be my favourite way to present an encounter with the supernatural, really.Did Trigger forget to add background music in this show? It's really weird that in two chapters I barely heard any music except for the battle sequences. I mean, how would you feel if you woke up with amnesia and were told to turn into a robot and fight kaiju while the town keeps going like nothing happened? Me, I'd have no idea what to feel. Not having any music to set the tone is exactly what sets the tone perfectly. I didn't think about this, but looking back you're perfectly right. The lack of music puts an emphasis over the "realistic" parts of the series, giving them a feel of eery and mysterious normality, while also making the "mecha" scenes more powerful, since that's when the music kicks in and the episode goes full over the top. |
| Another awesome episode! Samurai Calibur to the assist! that was cool! 5/5. |
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Raikiri29 said: Gridman and Kaijuu are too much mecha and I don't really like it. Of course, I know they have to modernize Ultraman but it's too much in my opinion. It's not Ultraman damn it. It's Gridman. Which is own show from the 90s. Seperate from Ultraman. Learn your shit. |
DaCraziGuy said: Bad CGI, clunky animation and boring characters. Not for me. Another things I don't like but are very subjective is, super robot<real robot and it's an episodic type of show. I wonder if Darling left trigger in a debt because I'm surprised of how bad it looks, first time I complain about that in a trigger show. There's no robot here though? |
| Big step up from episode 1. Definitley feeling some hype now and Akane is hecking cute. |
| Is that Atsuko on the left With a world keep being attacked by Kaiju, no wonder she moved to Luna Nova :)  |
Minh_TuOct 17, 2018 2:11 AM
Red_Ranger_Wien said: DaCraziGuy said: Bad CGI, clunky animation and boring characters. Not for me. Another things I don't like but are very subjective is, super robot<real robot and it's an episodic type of show. I wonder if Darling left trigger in a debt because I'm surprised of how bad it looks, first time I complain about that in a trigger show. There's no robot here though? Gridman is a robot, a super robot. That is why mecha is one of the genres. |
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Gridman in both the original toku series and this anime is not a robot. He is an alien lifeform that combines with the protagonist to create an Ultraman like entity. He is no robot. |
Red_Ranger_Wien said: Gridman in both the original toku series and this anime is not a robot. He is an alien lifeform that combines with the protagonist to create an Ultraman like entity. He is no robot. You are kidding me right? It has all the elements of a super robot, with that logic the EVAs from evangelion aren't robots either. They look like robots and act like robots, you can say what "in theory" is but clearly has all the features of a super robot... smh |
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DaCraziGuy said: Red_Ranger_Wien said: Gridman in both the original toku series and this anime is not a robot. He is an alien lifeform that combines with the protagonist to create an Ultraman like entity. He is no robot. You are kidding me right? It has all the elements of a super robot, with that logic the EVAs from evangelion aren't robots either. They look like robots and act like robots, you can say what "in theory" is but clearly has all the features of a super robot... smh There is a clear difference where yes technically the EVAs are biological creatures so technically not "robots" but they are still piloted by people. Gridman and Ultraman are just straight up people transforming into giants. It'd be like calling Antman a super robot. |
Red_Ranger_Wien said: DaCraziGuy said: You are kidding me right? It has all the elements of a super robot, with that logic the EVAs from evangelion aren't robots either. They look like robots and act like robots, you can say what "in theory" is but clearly has all the features of a super robot... smh There is a clear difference where yes technically the EVAs are biological creatures so technically not "robots" but they are still piloted by people. Gridman and Ultraman are just straight up people transforming into giants. It'd be like calling Antman a super robot. Actually EVAs doesn't need to have a pilot, they can act on their own or with the "autopilot". But really dude... the show represents all that makes a super robot show. From the format of the show, to the plot and battles, all it has is what makes the genre. I don't get why you don't get it. |
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DaCraziGuy said: Red_Ranger_Wien said: There is a clear difference where yes technically the EVAs are biological creatures so technically not "robots" but they are still piloted by people. Gridman and Ultraman are just straight up people transforming into giants. It'd be like calling Antman a super robot. Actually EVAs doesn't need to have a pilot, they can act on their own or with the "autopilot". But really dude... the show represents all that makes a super robot show. From the format of the show, to the plot and battles, all it has is what makes the genre. I don't get why you don't get it. I don't understand how you don't get it. Like, I get not many people here have seen the original Gridman or maybe even Ultraman but that's all this is. It's a dude becoming a giant warrior to fight monsters. Gridman isn't a robot or a mech. It's like calling Ultraman a super robot show or Antman a super robot movie. |
| Those feet are worth watching. Also her personality seems nice. :D Also I like the style. In episode 1 when the main talked to Gridman and then it switched to the two others and they heard just him talking because they could not see Gridman. Then at some points it feels like there is less animated. (Like "jumping"/choppy.) The stuff with the background music has already been mentioned. I like this - I think it is in purpose to generate a unique style. While I liked Kill la Kill (my score: 8/10) for the action (plot not that good) and disliked Kiznaiver because less action and the plot was crap and chars boring (my score: 6/10) I really like this show so far. Feels like an 8/10 for now. Don't know any other major shows of Trigger to compare but I'm "careful" with this studio. (Same for Bones.) Not like MAPPA where I just try to watch everything cause I loved a few of their past stuff. Might get worse later ... I hope they don't "try too much" and keep it more simple. Would be better. |
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