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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Now that is mecha. No more of these awful round robots - we go straight to the massive flagship-sized robot that shoots laser beams from its eyes. ^^ I wonder what the Earth forces plan to do to fight against the bugs/white blood cells. I mean, the things spawn from stars for heaven's sake.... is it even possible to find and destroy all of the star colonies? Here's hoping they have an Overmind that can be taken down zerg-style and wipe out the entire race. And that it will put up an epicly awesome fight against Gunbuster. |
| Having a over-sized mecha launching with its arms crossed is just that important. |
| The musical insert at the end was really nice and fit the mood perfectly. An awesome looking mech and yes, much nicer than the round robots we've been given throughout the rest of this (brilliant) series. Really enjoying this and will be downloading Diebuster as soon as I finish watching Gunbuster! |
| Great episode, the Gunbuster is epic. Also, the very fact that Noriko realizes that all she had been doing was crying, made me respect her character even more. |
Ston3_FreeN7Nov 15, 2009 1:50 AM
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| It's about f*cking time! The captain was gonna ram the damn ship into their's with the Gunbuster in it! I don't care who's left, I would have sent Gunbuster out there with an invalid if it would've helped. Gunbuster itself is huge! An awesome entrance and an awesome takedown! |
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| Oh man those alien things are tight, I'm really liking this concept, it's like the galaxy was a huge living organism and those things huge Bacteria using galaxy's "cells" as a host for reproduction. And the characters are really good. It was some intense final for this episode and the visuals are stunning, can't wait to see the other Gainax classics and more recent woks. |
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| Gainax, you keep giving more reasons for me to love you <3 |
| Horrible. |
| Well, that was exiting. |
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| Three words: Gunbuster is badass. I am glad we got over those awful chubby mecha. |
| A mecha in this anime that actually looks good. Gunbuster is quite awesome and the soundtrack when it launched was sweet! Noriko isn't completely usless anymore? Finally. |
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| Cool episode.Do they have japanese-style rooms on that ship? |
Urufuzu_reinNov 27, 2010 3:38 PM
| "This Forest isn't going to reveal all its secrets for the likes of you." |
| What the hell is going on? Is that all they have been fighting all this time? Space plants? |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| I have to admit, this episode was epic. |
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| Gunbuster looks pretty badass and its HUGE! Hmmm at least Noriko is better than Shinji >_> |
Confucius said: What the hell is going on? Is that all they have been fighting all this time? Space plants? Uhmm space animals? XD anony said: Having a over-sized mecha launching with its arms crossed is just that important. Yes because if it didn't, it'll be less awesome and less badass in it's entrance. LOL ChronosXIII said: I loved the part where the admiral brings up the possibility of humans being the useless strain of bacteria in the living being known as the universe. Are you referring to Captain Tatsumi Tashiro? Because AFAIK although he commands the Exelion fleet, he wasn't called or ranked as an admiral as of this episode. The one that stated such an idea was that nameless, bespectacled guy wearing a lab coat in the opening presenting the scientific analysis of the space monsters to the commanding officers. I assume and I could be wrong though, that he might be a member of the Exelion science team. It can definitely be applied to today and how it seems that humans continue to go down a suicidal path of destruction and an alien species would see us as a tumor in the universe. With our current real world scenario, you might be right. |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| That was freakin awesome!!! The on top of the reveal of Gunbuster the music really made this episode! |
| That was damn intense. The bacteria metaphor was pretty stupid unless you assume some kind of will or mechanism that has values that consider human activity, mostly overusage of resources and environmental pollution I guess, to be wrong in itself since it's not like it really has any effect on the scale of everything. Or then it is sentinent and intelligent enough to understand humanity has the potential to develop the level of technology that could accelerate or outright cause the destruction of the universe as we know it. Well, who knows, in the end it's just the human side's interpretation based on what they have seen of the space monsters' behavior. Also, nice to see Noriko getting more confidence. While the story has been pretty silly so far and I find the sound factor in general weak the character development and animation are excellent. |
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| Epic. Nothing more to say. |
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| Shit got reaaaaaaaal. Aha. |
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| Gunbuster coming out of the hangar and flying through space with arms crossed = EPIC. "When you do spill milk, just pour some more." Coah, you're such a badass. Seriously, every time Noriko calls Amano "onee-sama" I can't help but think of MariMite. Jung Freud = Touko. MariMite in space lmao! |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| That was so awesome. Knowing Anno though, I wouldn't wonder if the ending was a real mindfuck again xD |
cupcNov 15, 2014 3:08 PM
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| Nobody believed in her exept the coach. Glad to see a good looking mecha. And that battle was nice. Now "one-sama" became less bitchy. |
| What an epic episode! Really intense and just damn epic! Let's see what's next though. |
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| haha great episode wasn't really into it at first but then it got a lot better ^-^ (show) decent fight kind of reminds me of Knights of sidonia/Gurren Lagann |
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| Great episode,when the opening started playing in the end was really damn cool. You see the roots for some of Gainax' later works right here ;D |
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| Noriko finally decides to woman up and launch in the Gunbuster. Kinda badass how it came out with its arms crossed. It kinda reminds me of Gurren Lagann which is a later Gainax work. |
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD" |
| It's about fucking time Gunbuster appeared. And it's awesome. |
| So, Noriko actually did something for a change. While still not great, this is the best episode so far. |
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| Gunbuster was epic, Noriko was badass, and this episode was awesome! Loved it. |
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| still can't get over that she got this far in the show, given that much responsiblity, and she's never done a single thing of note up until this point ! It's made very clear at the end they were told to finish up the story in two episodes, shame. |
| The best episode so far, it feels like the mecha space battle royale that pays off the first half of the series buildup. Knowing the brevity of this OVA, it's hard to stop yourself the first time from trying to predict how far we'll go in each episode. I was kind of worried at the beginning we were just going to spend a whole episode with Noriko broken. And truthfully we do, she spends the majority of it a disheveled mess. It seems like she's getting it together, but her breakdown during the attempted duel with Jung and the subsequent scenes of her in her bunk were harrowing to watch. At this point if you're along for the ride, it's hard not to feel some empathy for Noriko here as she is at her lowest. It once again calls to mind EVA to me, with Shinji's avoidance of the robot meant to reflect his burgeoning depression. Here it's just supposed to represent a plot related trauma but it's effective in much the same way. I particularly keep thinking of her frantically thinking "will I be next?" as Amano and Jung argue over her. And her scene at the vending machine alone made me well up a little, again impressive for how little screen time Smith had. In the big finale she suddenly finds the courage to defend her loved ones and the Earth itself. She steps into the experimental giant mech the Buster, which Coach had been subtly grooming her for. As a Gainax fan it's a really exciting scene to watch, as the hitherto unseen mech wooshes to the surface of the ship striking the signature Gainax pose for the first time. The birth of an era man, that it's followed up with the most impressive mech fight in the whole anime and a cathartic hero's ending worthy of Top Gun just adds to the excitement. I was a little disappointed that we'd only seen variations of the same alright mech until now. This beautiful bastard blew those complaints out of the water. My hair was on end when Amano gleefully lands in Noriko's palm while the "I love you" part of the OP drops. It's a jaw dropping and extremely cinematic ending scene, one that feels worthy of a finale. That I doubt they'll try and top the sheer exuberance of this one interests me as to where the series is going now in its last 1/3rd. |
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| Firstly she is weak, but then! after some effective thinking on her bed! she is suddenly strong and saves the Earth! oh please. cantius said: That was the definition of "Epic". and whoever voted, "I hated it" needs to be repeatedly smacked in the fucking face with an iron coated bat. A kindergarten level statement. |
| see you, space cowperson . . . |
| dear @cantius I'm glad you are not as rough as you have been seven years ago. sorry I said what I said but I had to, to encourage people, who still come there and who didn't like that episode, to trust their own feelings. i should've written more detailed message but i forgot that you were gon be informed about my response.. |
| see you, space cowperson . . . |
| Thank god Jung didn't turn into Kashiwara 2.0. I didn't realize there's so many girls in this series that are thirsty for the Coach lol. I was wondering when the Gunbuster was going to appear and I can tell you that this episode did not disappoint! |
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| The Gunbuster is kind of ugly. xD Don't get me wrong because I liked the episode but... what about the Gunbuster? Is she able to pilot it because her training? Or it was fear what restrained her? She was scared but just because she isn't anymore she is able to ride this? Could someone else do the same if given the chance? Is the Gunbuster made even for newbies? Haha. I'm not going to put much thought on this but at the same time, why? Besides she being the main character. Edit: The only thing I didn't like is the red-haired girl getting mad because? She wants coach d? |
PerquisitoreMar 5, 2017 3:02 PM
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| Best episode so far, the action was pretty epic and flashy. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| That was the first time the gunbuster was operated in the series and I must say its one huge ass machine. Also I am proud of Noriko for destroying that Space monster leader with it, but I wished Kazumi was with her though. I think I love Noriko's character now. |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| Such a bad-ass, awesome fucking episode! She finally overcame her hangups and kicked serious ass....AWESOME!!! |
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MichaelJacksonFeb 28, 2018 11:01 PM
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| So they wanted to ram the enemy flagship with their flagship, with gunbuster onboard... Yet they didn't want Gunbuster to launch and ram with the enemy flagship. Lol. Gunbuster coming out of the Hatch with arms crossed was a perfect introduction to it in full stance, and playing the ending song with everyone victory cheering was perfect timing for a lyrical song. GG. |
| you're telling me he would've rammed the ship into the enemy mothership without even attempting to use Gunbuster? adkjflkdjfakffd |
| Gainax pose is epic indeed ... |
"The Slave is the have-not, the oppressed one with nothing to spare. But because the Slave is in that despairing situation, having nothing, it can kill the Emperor !" |
| This episode looked like grand finale tbh. What's awaiting us in the next 2 episodes? |
| It was an ok episode, nothing special aside from the girl becoming jealous of Noriko. |
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