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| Yikes, more innocent people caught in the chaos with the city under attack. Seriously, I feel like there's not a safe day in their timeline now. A load for action both on ground and in the air. I'm underwhelmed by Amou's role this episode though. And oh man, Shion's cry at the end caught me off guard. |
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| The two organisations waging war with each other, while civilians getting hurt ... honestly i was waiting for something like this to happen, the organisations that rule over Japan never struck me like they like each other either. But the logic of that soldier in the "bunker" was kinda stupid ? "Don't leave or we shoot you", dude, then why you fucking protecting them in the first place. Also the final pilot is here, and her digimon AI thing is super cool lol. |
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| The 3rd and final character to pilot the AMAIM is here: Shion, and her backstory of her family with her grandfather destroying his lifelong works of Himeno wares, and her resolution to help restore what they lost. Both Amou and Gashin had their AMAIMs quite battered from last episode's fight with the Asian military from finding out Yatagarasu's base, and these boys have to fend for their own for the time being while staying low to avoid suspicion. A bit of a character time between the boys with the AIs goading for Gashin to open up, and treading along the Asian military's land to learn of Amou's popularity that comes with a burden of promise. And as expected, the Oceania military one-ups the Asian military by doing a sneak attack while the latter wallows in Amou's words. Amou STILL has a lot to learn about espionage and his role of being a defector, and thank God for Gashin to show him the ropes, but still at the very least he's gotta step up his plate soon. Even more ridiculous is the Asian military holding the Japanese people hostage and using them as tools of reasons to justify their cause. And Shion piloting the unidentified AMAIM Reiki with her AI Angelo against both Asian and Oceanian military, its capabilities far outstretch both Amou and Gashin's in speed and prowess. That's how you make one hell of a first impression, and looking forward to more battles with all 3 AMAIM pilots finally gathered. |
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| Great episode! We got to see Shion’s backstory here and the horrible thing that the military did to her grandfather’s building. We also got to see some nice AMAIM action this episode and I’ll say it once again-the AMAIM designs are really well done. Looking forward to the next episode! |
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| part of me is glad this is targeted towards a more pg13 crowd because sunrise could have easily made this very brutal with both armies not caring about Civ lives in order to play on the public opinion of each other nice bait with the new member's AI doing all the talking ,their super strong with just a Vibroblade-spear due to such insane mobility also that reaction when she came out lol what |
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| They may be kids, and getting more clothes might not be their top priority, but you think wanted terrorists would make an effort to disguise themselves? Gashin and Amou are eating out in restaurants and staying in hotels. Gai can only do so much hacking to keep them undercover Lazy ass Sunrise Beyond reusing Sunrise's plot for that train scene in Code Geass episode 4 and failed. |
Fortress_MaximusNov 9, 2021 2:12 PM
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| The Reiki has a badass design, but this episode did not do it justice at all. Shion dismembering Amaims with her heat-naginata should've been cooler, but most of the time, the action is just a bunch of still frames.The jumping and landing shots were fine, but the actual combat itself was bad. You can’t just show the buildup to a strike, and only follow up with the payoff; You have to show the impact! The weird thing is; that ⅓ of the time they do show impact, then they cut away too quickly before you can fully take in what happened. I looked back at the earlier episodes and they didn’t have these kinds of shots or editing, so I really hope that this style isn’t the norm going forward. Case in point, what should’ve been a cool debut and a standout moment left me disappointed. The actual stuff about Shion’s granddad was pretty alright. Was a traditional ceramist, had his shop destroyed and finds no meaning in life, and Shion wants to bring it back. Cool, I’m down. I don’t know if I would've put that scene at the start of the episode specifically, but I’ll roll with it. And from the ending scene, I get the feeling she's going to be the eccentric one of the trio. I also liked that joke about Amou’s hairstyle. (On a personal note, his bangs look like they were glued to his forehead.) At 9:02; Poverty?!? What poverty? That city looks pristine as hell. The smaller houses closest to the foreground just have a dark filter over them. And when they’re walking around the city, nothing looks damaged or worn down. You can’t just say something is the case and not show it in this kind of situation. (Again something Geass did way better 15 years prior) Fuck, I don’t know what to think anymore. In the grand scheme of things, it could be worse. It could be Aldnoah or Valvrave. |
GundamojoNov 9, 2021 5:39 PM
| An OK episode. The two of them sticking their robots in the bushes and saying that it's camouflaged was quite hilarious. The mecha action scene was nice. Hopefully the story gets better. |
| The background music that plays at the beginning of the episode sounds extremely close to an American soulful rock song. The beat and melody come to my mind but I cannot think of the song. Does anyone know what I am talking about? This is driving me crazy. |
| As if invading wasn't enough the Asian's also want to take land from innocent people huh. Destroying the workshop was just uncalled for. After being in the field for so long it's no wonder they smell. The two being ridiculed by their AI's though was so funny. A alcohol shop is a perfect front for a helper though. Still seems the various powers were not strong enough allies to prevent them from attacking each other. The Oceanians way of war sure was reckless. Hacking the cells to guide people to safety sure was a nice move though. Reiki's entry on to the field sure was timely. Its speed and close combat prowess really is quite the potent combo. Shion's entry sure was unique huh. Overall a pretty nice ep that while featuring some nice action via the invasion also did well to showcase the conditions that the cities across Japan are currently in thanks to the invaders. Shion's unit would add a lot to the capabilities of the team for sure. |
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| Hmm okay, now seems like we have the trio formed with that new pilot/AMAIM |
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| Strategy and tactics? Nah, just throw an overpowered deus ex machina giant robot. |
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