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May 13, 2016 11:09 AM
#251
HyperL said: Darklight0303 said: HyperL said: Darklight0303 said: HyperL said: Man, you should really not take this jokes personally, they're ARE jokes after all. Jokes are supposed to be funny. These are not funny for that i have to different answers: 1) "These are not funny, FOR ME", you should say, since comedy is extremely subjective. There's not definitive fun and not-fun just like there's not absolute right and wrong, and it all relates to that one godly word: OPINIONS. 2) Just because it's not funny doens't give you any right to judge or complain about it. You're not the boss here and there's no rules in this treat preventing people to write "bad" jokes, so really you should just leave them alone. I have a better idea. Make a thread specifically for Attack on Titan Jokes and take that stupid stuff there. Leave discussion and theory crafting to the episode threads. There. Problem solved. That would not live an hour since everyone is making the same remark: "look is a titan". A joke thread would be funny if people could keep making new jokes, but there's not much material to work with in the first place. Also, part of the entertainment people have comes exactly from the fact this jokes are being made in a "serious" thread. So recycling the same joke over and over again with minor alterations sounds like a discussion to you? |
May 13, 2016 11:10 AM
#252
On_the_Lam said: Axelucard said: On_the_Lam said: Darklight0303 said: Axelucard said: Mumei is such a cocky brat just stick to the plan and that black smoke is a titan! lol +1 name to add to the ignore list It's hilarious how everyone is bashing on Mumei for losing control of her emotions and making mistakes and yet if she had just shrugged off the guy's comment and acted as always, the same people would accuse her of being too perfect. You can't please everyone, unfortunately... I personally didn't like Mumei until this episode. More hilarious is the fact that people are comparing the black smoke to a Titan, which absolutely makes no fucking sense, and also how they think the first half of the episode was slow, when the entire episode felt like 5 minutes. Ridiculous. Jokes are supposed to be funny, no? No, jokes are supposed to not be taken seriously. If they're funny or not is up to each person. |
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May 13, 2016 11:13 AM
#253
Nice episode. Sort of sad to watch Mumei this episode, She sort of underwent some kind of identity crisis making her feel real insecure which was really sad to watch. She's always cool when fighting but in the end it was her fault that the current situation turned out what it is :( Surprisingly Ikoma one shot the Martial Art Kabaneri xD That Kabane amalgamation though :o |
May 13, 2016 11:15 AM
#254
Lelouch0202 said: Nice episode. Sort of sad to watch Mumei this episode, She sort of underwent some kind of identity crisis making her feel real insecure which was really sad to watch. She's always cool when fighting but in the end it was her fault that the current situation turned out what it is :( Surprisingly Ikoma one shot the Martial Art Kabaneri xD That Kabane amalgamation though :o Next episode should be interesting since she's going to have a lot to face once she wakes up with Ikoma there trapped with her. It's the perfect setup for her to snap and just lay bare the state of her mind and heart to Ikoma. Until the Kabane interrupt them of course. |
May 13, 2016 11:19 AM
#255
Darklight0303 said: HyperL said: Darklight0303 said: HyperL said: Darklight0303 said: HyperL said: Man, you should really not take this jokes personally, they're ARE jokes after all. Jokes are supposed to be funny. These are not funny for that i have to different answers: 1) "These are not funny, FOR ME", you should say, since comedy is extremely subjective. There's not definitive fun and not-fun just like there's not absolute right and wrong, and it all relates to that one godly word: OPINIONS. 2) Just because it's not funny doens't give you any right to judge or complain about it. You're not the boss here and there's no rules in this treat preventing people to write "bad" jokes, so really you should just leave them alone. I have a better idea. Make a thread specifically for Attack on Titan Jokes and take that stupid stuff there. Leave discussion and theory crafting to the episode threads. There. Problem solved. That would not live an hour since everyone is making the same remark: "look is a titan". A joke thread would be funny if people could keep making new jokes, but there's not much material to work with in the first place. Also, part of the entertainment people have comes exactly from the fact this jokes are being made in a "serious" thread. So recycling the same joke over and over again with minor alterations sounds like a discussion to you? About the repetition, is probaly not intensional, the people doing the joke are most likely just going strait to the reply box without reading the thread beforehand, so they don't notice that the joke was already made a 100 times already. Now about discussions, maybe you should start one, THEN you will have your serious thread rolling. |
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May 13, 2016 11:20 AM
#256
Darklight0303 said: Lelouch0202 said: Nice episode. Sort of sad to watch Mumei this episode, She sort of underwent some kind of identity crisis making her feel real insecure which was really sad to watch. She's always cool when fighting but in the end it was her fault that the current situation turned out what it is :( Surprisingly Ikoma one shot the Martial Art Kabaneri xD That Kabane amalgamation though :o Next episode should be interesting since she's going to have a lot to face once she wakes up with Ikoma there trapped with her. It's the perfect setup for her to snap and just lay bare the state of her mind and heart to Ikoma. Until the Kabane interrupt them of course. Almost too perfect of a setup ,However that's exactly what I'm expecting to happen xD Seeing them escape from the Kabane amalgamation should be real interesting as well. |
May 13, 2016 11:22 AM
#257
@Zal We knnow Mumei has above average strenght. If we assume the steel floor is thin enough, throwed with enough strenght (caused by anger because she was pissed at the 2 guys) I'd believe is posible that the knife would had crossed the floor. The thin floor might be enough to handle the passenger, given a steel structure under it to keep everything in check. A knife is also smaller than a katana, so is harder for it to bend under pressure. On ep 3 we already saw her able to pierce a Kabane's heart with 2 Katanas, which we can assume is harder than steel. That makes me wonder... Was ep4's Katana breaking when Kurusu impaled the dual wielding kabane plausible? I'd say he didn't had enough strenght to pierce the heart, and thus the katana broke due to the pressure. In Mumei's case I think her strenght might have caused the katanas to penetrate before breaking. I don't know if it is convincing enough but I buy it. Oh yeah, Kurusu. He has his arm injured from the previous episode. I think you can see that when Ikoma is showing off his inventions. Since he has a 2 arm handling style, I find understandable he wasn't in the main fight. The episode also focused more on Mumei rather than anyone else, and I'm okay with it since I think her backstory is crucial for the plot, in particular her Ani-sama and all that. She also has to mature and I'm only hoping the show would tackle that. I also think they don't give those characters some spotlight right now because the show is rushing the pace too. Look how convenient the dog thing was to fit with Mumei's situation. I've come to peace with it, to be honest. It's not okay but what are you gonna do about it, when I think is obvious they won't slow down the pace of the show and are trying to cram the story in 12 episodes. |
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May 13, 2016 11:22 AM
#258
Lelouch0202 said: Darklight0303 said: Lelouch0202 said: Nice episode. Sort of sad to watch Mumei this episode, She sort of underwent some kind of identity crisis making her feel real insecure which was really sad to watch. She's always cool when fighting but in the end it was her fault that the current situation turned out what it is :( Surprisingly Ikoma one shot the Martial Art Kabaneri xD That Kabane amalgamation though :o Next episode should be interesting since she's going to have a lot to face once she wakes up with Ikoma there trapped with her. It's the perfect setup for her to snap and just lay bare the state of her mind and heart to Ikoma. Until the Kabane interrupt them of course. Almost too perfect of a setup ,However that's exactly what I'm expecting to happen xD Seeing them escape from the Kabane amalgamation should be real interesting as well. Dealing with that huge thing is going to be a challenge. And yet I bet the train will play a part in it. Like say they make the Black smoke collapse on its side on the tracks and the train stabs through its heart. It's certainly sharp and pointy enough to do that. |
May 13, 2016 11:24 AM
#259
KoreaWS said: @Zal We knnow Mumei has above average strenght. If we assume the steel floor is thin enough, throwed with enough strenght (caused by anger because she was pissed at the 2 guys) I'd believe is posible that the knife would had crossed the floor. The thin floor might be enough to handle the passenger, given a steel structure under it to keep everything in check. A knife is also smaller than a katana, so is harder for it to bend under pressure. On ep 3 we already saw her able to pierce a Kabane's heart with 2 Katanas, which we can assume is harder than steel. That makes me wonder... Was ep4's Katana breaking when Kurusu impaled the dual wielding kabane plausible? I'd say he didn't had enough strenght to pierce the heart, and thus the katana broke due to the pressure. In Mumei's case I think her strenght might have caused the katanas to penetrate before breaking. I don't know if it is convincing enough but I buy it. Oh yeah, Kurusu. He has his arm injured from the previous episode. I think you can see that when Ikoma is showing off his inventions. Since he has a 2 arm handling style, I find understandable he wasn't in the main fight. The episode also focused more on Mumei rather than anyone else, and I'm okay with it since I think her backstory is crucial for the plot, in particular her Ani-sama and all that. She also has to mature and I'm only hoping the show would tackle that. I also think they don't give those characters some spotlight right now because the show is rushing the pace too. Look how convenient the dog thing was to fit with Mumei's situation. I've come to peace with it, to be honest. It's not okay but what are you gonna do about it, when I think is obvious they won't slow down the pace of the show and are trying to cram the story in 12 episodes. Kurusu will be back in the fight soon. WE see him use that Kabane coated sword in the OP after all and the sword WAS crafted in this episode so it's only a matter of time |
May 13, 2016 11:29 AM
#260
Darklight0303 said: Kurusu will be back in the fight soon. WE see him use that Kabane coated sword in the OP after all and the sword WAS crafted in this episode so it's only a matter of time Yeah, but I was mentioning how it makes sense that he doesn't participates in this fight, due to him rehabilitating. |
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May 13, 2016 11:31 AM
#261
KoreaWS said: Darklight0303 said: Kurusu will be back in the fight soon. WE see him use that Kabane coated sword in the OP after all and the sword WAS crafted in this episode so it's only a matter of time Yeah, but I was mentioning how it makes sense that he doesn't participates in this fight, due to him rehabilitating. Oh I agree on that front wholeheartedly. Kurusu had no place to be in this operation. Without both arms he's just not viable. |
May 13, 2016 11:36 AM
#262
zal said: It's just because of Mumei's strength. She's able to apply enough force to regular weapons so that they can pierce steel, that's why in episode 2 she was able to kill Kabane will a normal spear.Darklight0303 said: Then I have a question for your theories if I am not on your ignore list already. Why did a knife pierce a steel floor?HyperL said: Darklight0303 said: HyperL said: Man, you should really not take this jokes personally, they're ARE jokes after all. Jokes are supposed to be funny. These are not funny for that i have to different answers: 1) "These are not funny, FOR ME", you should say, since comedy is extremely subjective. There's not definitive fun and not-fun just like there's not absolute right and wrong, and it all relates to that one godly word: OPINIONS. 2) Just because it's not funny doens't give you any right to judge or complain about it. You're not the boss here and there's no rules in this treat preventing people to write "bad" jokes, so really you should just leave them alone. I have a better idea. Make a thread specifically for Attack on Titan Jokes and take that stupid stuff there. Leave discussion and theory crafting to the episode threads. There. Problem solved. |
May 13, 2016 11:39 AM
#263
I have to wonder if Enocku will help out the train people. He might know more about the amalgamation of Kabane chasing them down. Since the Kabaneri are trapped in the collapsed tunnel and he needs to train to survive I could see him approaching Ayame and Crew |
May 13, 2016 11:41 AM
#264
HyperL said: On_the_Lam said: Axelucard said: On_the_Lam said: i forgot that people on MAL don't know the concept of a jokeDarklight0303 said: Axelucard said: Mumei is such a cocky brat just stick to the plan and that black smoke is a titan! lol +1 name to add to the ignore list It's hilarious how everyone is bashing on Mumei for losing control of her emotions and making mistakes and yet if she had just shrugged off the guy's comment and acted as always, the same people would accuse her of being too perfect. You can't please everyone, unfortunately... I personally didn't like Mumei until this episode. More hilarious is the fact that people are comparing the black smoke to a Titan, which absolutely makes no fucking sense, and also how they think the first half of the episode was slow, when the entire episode felt like 5 minutes. Ridiculous. Jokes are supposed to be funny, no? No, jokes are supposed to not be taken seriously. If they're funny or not is up to each person. Whether jokes are funny or not depends on a person's good taste of humor, or lack thereof. What exactly was the joke, again? |
May 13, 2016 11:42 AM
#265
zal said: On_the_Lam said: In fact it was funny.Axelucard said: On_the_Lam said: i forgot that people on MAL don't know the concept of a jokeDarklight0303 said: Axelucard said: Mumei is such a cocky brat just stick to the plan and that black smoke is a titan! lol +1 name to add to the ignore list It's hilarious how everyone is bashing on Mumei for losing control of her emotions and making mistakes and yet if she had just shrugged off the guy's comment and acted as always, the same people would accuse her of being too perfect. You can't please everyone, unfortunately... I personally didn't like Mumei until this episode. More hilarious is the fact that people are comparing the black smoke to a Titan, which absolutely makes no fucking sense, and also how they think the first half of the episode was slow, when the entire episode felt like 5 minutes. Ridiculous. Jokes are supposed to be funny, no? What exactly was funny? |
May 13, 2016 11:43 AM
#266
Phoebe3315 said: but she was at full power that time and you say she threw that knife using her power so uselessly?zal said: It's just because of Mumei's strength. She's able to apply enough force to regular weapons so that they can pierce steel, that's why in episode 2 she was able to kill Kabane will a normal spear.Darklight0303 said: HyperL said: Darklight0303 said: HyperL said: Man, you should really not take this jokes personally, they're ARE jokes after all. Jokes are supposed to be funny. These are not funny for that i have to different answers: 1) "These are not funny, FOR ME", you should say, since comedy is extremely subjective. There's not definitive fun and not-fun just like there's not absolute right and wrong, and it all relates to that one godly word: OPINIONS. 2) Just because it's not funny doens't give you any right to judge or complain about it. You're not the boss here and there's no rules in this treat preventing people to write "bad" jokes, so really you should just leave them alone. I have a better idea. Make a thread specifically for Attack on Titan Jokes and take that stupid stuff there. Leave discussion and theory crafting to the episode threads. There. Problem solved. On_the_Lam said: Most of the comparisons to AoTzal said: On_the_Lam said: Axelucard said: On_the_Lam said: i forgot that people on MAL don't know the concept of a jokeDarklight0303 said: Axelucard said: Mumei is such a cocky brat just stick to the plan and that black smoke is a titan! lol +1 name to add to the ignore list It's hilarious how everyone is bashing on Mumei for losing control of her emotions and making mistakes and yet if she had just shrugged off the guy's comment and acted as always, the same people would accuse her of being too perfect. You can't please everyone, unfortunately... I personally didn't like Mumei until this episode. More hilarious is the fact that people are comparing the black smoke to a Titan, which absolutely makes no fucking sense, and also how they think the first half of the episode was slow, when the entire episode felt like 5 minutes. Ridiculous. Jokes are supposed to be funny, no? What exactly was funny? |
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May 13, 2016 11:43 AM
#267
Darklight0303 said: Yep...people complain that not many characters were involved with this plan, but the fact is they didn't need many involved... You can't expect Ayame or Kurusu to have some important role in every episode, especially when this one was clearly focused on Mumei.KoreaWS said: Darklight0303 said: Kurusu will be back in the fight soon. WE see him use that Kabane coated sword in the OP after all and the sword WAS crafted in this episode so it's only a matter of time Yeah, but I was mentioning how it makes sense that he doesn't participates in this fight, due to him rehabilitating. Oh I agree on that front wholeheartedly. Kurusu had no place to be in this operation. Without both arms he's just not viable. |
May 13, 2016 11:44 AM
#268
Phoebe3315 said: Darklight0303 said: Yep...people complain that not many characters were involved with this plan, but the fact is they didn't need many involved... You can't expect Ayame or Kurusu to have some important role in every episode, especially when this one was clearly focused on Mumei.KoreaWS said: Darklight0303 said: Kurusu will be back in the fight soon. WE see him use that Kabane coated sword in the OP after all and the sword WAS crafted in this episode so it's only a matter of time Yeah, but I was mentioning how it makes sense that he doesn't participates in this fight, due to him rehabilitating. Oh I agree on that front wholeheartedly. Kurusu had no place to be in this operation. Without both arms he's just not viable. The less people involved the less chances for fuckups. If only Mumei didn't have an existential crisis forcing her to be reckless to prove her worth to herself. Alas nothing could have prevented that |
May 13, 2016 11:46 AM
#269
Darklight0303 said: Fattati said: It feels like the story isn't progressing How so? We learn more about Mumei and her 'Brother' aka young master. As well as the fact that the Shogunate is acting suspiciously by stockpiling weapons that can kill people not Kabane. well guess who was right this time? remember when told you that her "brother" was the shogun? yep she calls him brother. anyway... congratulations Mc you just compromised the lives of hundreds of people just to save one idiot. come on at least use something to keep the lever in palce to amke sure the crane is still functioning. you are an engineer stop thinking with your penis ffs. mumei change of heart was so sudden, it 's ridiculous. i'd understand if it changed after they reached the shogun stronghold, since it would make sense she would start acting like near her Onii-sama for his validation, but during a crucial moment like that, and the worst of all, waiting for ikoma's validation when previously in the same episode she treated like shit? come on, don't turn a mumei into a damsel in distress, this is already bad as it is, but if they keep going this will be mars of destruction tier of bad writing. and you guys are right this isn't a shingeki no kyojin rip off. it's more like a Apocalypse no Toride Rip off and Rail Wars combined. PS: and y exactly did mumei throw all those satchel charges to the kabane? to create a smoke screen? |
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May 13, 2016 11:48 AM
#270
Phoebe3315 said: Are you referring to me because that's not what I've said. In the second part was justified their absence, but them being just background in the first half is annoying for me, they are not thirdly characters.Darklight0303 said: Yep...people complain that not many characters were involved with this plan, but the fact is they didn't need many involved... You can't expect Ayame or Kurusu to have some important role in every episode, especially when this one was clearly focused on Mumei.KoreaWS said: Darklight0303 said: Kurusu will be back in the fight soon. WE see him use that Kabane coated sword in the OP after all and the sword WAS crafted in this episode so it's only a matter of time Yeah, but I was mentioning how it makes sense that he doesn't participates in this fight, due to him rehabilitating. Oh I agree on that front wholeheartedly. Kurusu had no place to be in this operation. Without both arms he's just not viable. |
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May 13, 2016 11:49 AM
#271
zal said: I know she didn't have her restraint removed, but she was pretty angry at those two guys and she seems to still be very powerful with the restraint. Maybe the knife shouldn't have pierced the floor, but it's not a big deal. I mean...there were far more harder to believe things going on in last week's episode with the train jumping and everything. You're not really supposed to watch this show with the mindset of it being realistic.Phoebe3315 said: but she was at full power that time and you say she threw that knife using her power so uselessly?zal said: Darklight0303 said: Then I have a question for your theories if I am not on your ignore list already. Why did a knife pierce a steel floor?HyperL said: Darklight0303 said: HyperL said: Man, you should really not take this jokes personally, they're ARE jokes after all. Jokes are supposed to be funny. These are not funny for that i have to different answers: 1) "These are not funny, FOR ME", you should say, since comedy is extremely subjective. There's not definitive fun and not-fun just like there's not absolute right and wrong, and it all relates to that one godly word: OPINIONS. 2) Just because it's not funny doens't give you any right to judge or complain about it. You're not the boss here and there's no rules in this treat preventing people to write "bad" jokes, so really you should just leave them alone. I have a better idea. Make a thread specifically for Attack on Titan Jokes and take that stupid stuff there. Leave discussion and theory crafting to the episode threads. There. Problem solved. |
May 13, 2016 11:51 AM
#272
On_the_Lam said: of course not who told you thatAxelucard said: On_the_Lam said: Darklight0303 said: Axelucard said: Mumei is such a cocky brat just stick to the plan and that black smoke is a titan! lol +1 name to add to the ignore list It's hilarious how everyone is bashing on Mumei for losing control of her emotions and making mistakes and yet if she had just shrugged off the guy's comment and acted as always, the same people would accuse her of being too perfect. You can't please everyone, unfortunately... I personally didn't like Mumei until this episode. More hilarious is the fact that people are comparing the black smoke to a Titan, which absolutely makes no fucking sense, and also how they think the first half of the episode was slow, when the entire episode felt like 5 minutes. Ridiculous. Jokes are supposed to be funny, no? |
May 13, 2016 11:52 AM
#273
Phoebe3315 said: It's not a big deal but since someone here can't stand when someone points out obvious flaws and denies with all his might I am encouraged to complain even more. KnK is not perfect and admitting some flaws won't change that much.zal said: I know she didn't have her restraint removed, but she was pretty angry at those two guys and she seems to still be very powerful with the restraint. Maybe the knife shouldn't have pierced the floor, but it's not a big deal. I mean...there were far more harder to believe things going on in last week's episode with the train jumping and everything. You're not really supposed to watch this show with the mindset of it being realistic.Phoebe3315 said: zal said: It's just because of Mumei's strength. She's able to apply enough force to regular weapons so that they can pierce steel, that's why in episode 2 she was able to kill Kabane will a normal spear.Darklight0303 said: Then I have a question for your theories if I am not on your ignore list already. Why did a knife pierce a steel floor?HyperL said: Darklight0303 said: HyperL said: Man, you should really not take this jokes personally, they're ARE jokes after all. Jokes are supposed to be funny. These are not funny for that i have to different answers: 1) "These are not funny, FOR ME", you should say, since comedy is extremely subjective. There's not definitive fun and not-fun just like there's not absolute right and wrong, and it all relates to that one godly word: OPINIONS. 2) Just because it's not funny doens't give you any right to judge or complain about it. You're not the boss here and there's no rules in this treat preventing people to write "bad" jokes, so really you should just leave them alone. I have a better idea. Make a thread specifically for Attack on Titan Jokes and take that stupid stuff there. Leave discussion and theory crafting to the episode threads. There. Problem solved. |
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May 13, 2016 11:52 AM
#274
Xykko said: Darklight0303 said: Fattati said: It feels like the story isn't progressing How so? We learn more about Mumei and her 'Brother' aka young master. As well as the fact that the Shogunate is acting suspiciously by stockpiling weapons that can kill people not Kabane. well guess who was right this time? remember when told you that her "brother" was the shogun? yep she calls him brother. anyway... congratulations Mc you just compromised the lives of hundreds of people just to save one idiot. come on at least use something to keep the lever in palce to amke sure the crane is still functioning. you are an engineer stop thinking with your penis ffs. mumei change of heart was so sudden, it 's ridiculous. i'd understand if it changed after they reached the shogun stronghold, since it would make sense she would start acting like near her Onii-sama for his validation, but during a crucial moment like that, and the worst of all, waiting for ikoma's validation when previously in the same episode she treated like shit? come on, don't turn a mumei into a damsel in distress, this is already bad as it is, but if they keep going this will be mars of destruction tier of bad writing. and you guys are right this isn't a shingeki no kyojin rip off. it's more like a Apocalypse no Toride Rip off and Rail Wars combined. PS: and y exactly did mumei throw all those satchel charges to the kabane? to create a smoke screen? Uh the Shogun and the young master are two different people. Enocku was telling Mumei to tell the Young Master that the Shogunate was stockpiling weapons to kill humans. So you were wrong. |
May 13, 2016 11:55 AM
#275
zal said: In the first half too though, considering how much else they had to cover, there wasn't really time give them much of a focus. Ayame was still making important decisions of what to do, she decided to not turn back and have faith in Ikoma's plan.Phoebe3315 said: Are you referring to me because that's not what I've said. In the second part was justified their absence, but them being just background in the first half is annoying for me, they are not thirdly characters.Darklight0303 said: KoreaWS said: Darklight0303 said: Kurusu will be back in the fight soon. WE see him use that Kabane coated sword in the OP after all and the sword WAS crafted in this episode so it's only a matter of time Yeah, but I was mentioning how it makes sense that he doesn't participates in this fight, due to him rehabilitating. Oh I agree on that front wholeheartedly. Kurusu had no place to be in this operation. Without both arms he's just not viable. |
May 13, 2016 11:56 AM
#276
zal said: Why Ayame and Kurusu have become background characters during this episode? I don't mean they should've gone to battle but at least contribute somehow in the first half to the show. Ayame had just 2 useless lines and Kurusu a tsk to express his frustration, other than that background characters. Is that ok for you? I know i'm not the one you asked this question to, but i feel like giving my opinion anyway. For me is ok that characters are useless from time to time. Everyone has their time to shine and their time not to shine either. Now from what i can assume, you are criticizing their uselessness from a writing perspective: "since they're relevant characters to the plot, they should constantly contribute to the many situations in the story to keep their relevance up" or something like that. But, if you stop looking at them as relevant characters in a fictional story (where the writing conveniently allows for the characters to be useful in some way) and imagine them as real human beings in "real" life, than it makes more sense that things would not occur with such convenience, that everyone would be able to be useful or relevant at all times. You could say that this show is quite realistic when it comes to show the inconvenience of life and how people can be useless because they're not protected by the relevance armor. |
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May 13, 2016 11:57 AM
#277
I love the weapons in this series, I love the steampunk vibe in gerneral. this is so much better than anything else this season including Re:Zero which is excellent also. It felt like it was over in 10 mins, can't wait for next weeks episode. |
May 13, 2016 12:03 PM
#278
Crashmatt said: I love the weapons in this series, I love the steampunk vibe in gerneral. this is so much better than anything else this season including Re:Zero which is excellent also. It felt like it was over in 10 mins, can't wait for next weeks episode. I do as well. And the guns sound and look so meaty when firing. Don't get me started about the glorious steam animations during each discharge. They captured the steampunk aesthetic perfectly. |
May 13, 2016 12:04 PM
#279
Darklight0303 said: Xykko said: Darklight0303 said: Fattati said: It feels like the story isn't progressing How so? We learn more about Mumei and her 'Brother' aka young master. As well as the fact that the Shogunate is acting suspiciously by stockpiling weapons that can kill people not Kabane. well guess who was right this time? remember when told you that her "brother" was the shogun? yep she calls him brother. anyway... congratulations Mc you just compromised the lives of hundreds of people just to save one idiot. come on at least use something to keep the lever in palce to amke sure the crane is still functioning. you are an engineer stop thinking with your penis ffs. mumei change of heart was so sudden, it 's ridiculous. i'd understand if it changed after they reached the shogun stronghold, since it would make sense she would start acting like near her Onii-sama for his validation, but during a crucial moment like that, and the worst of all, waiting for ikoma's validation when previously in the same episode she treated like shit? come on, don't turn a mumei into a damsel in distress, this is already bad as it is, but if they keep going this will be mars of destruction tier of bad writing. and you guys are right this isn't a shingeki no kyojin rip off. it's more like a Apocalypse no Toride Rip off and Rail Wars combined. PS: and y exactly did mumei throw all those satchel charges to the kabane? to create a smoke screen? Uh the Shogun and the young master are two different people. Enocku was telling Mumei to tell the Young Master that the Shogunate was stockpiling weapons to kill humans. So you were wrong. you do know that shogunate means the government right? the retainers around the shogun? |
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May 13, 2016 12:05 PM
#280
HyperL said: If you think of them as human beings, Kurusu would have killed Ikoma when he found Ikoma on Ayame, also as human being would kurusu stay so quiet? That's the issue when you think that way.zal said: Why Ayame and Kurusu have become background characters during this episode? I don't mean they should've gone to battle but at least contribute somehow in the first half to the show. Ayame had just 2 useless lines and Kurusu a tsk to express his frustration, other than that background characters. Is that ok for you? I know i'm not the one you asked this question to, but i feel like giving my opinion anyway. For me is ok that characters are useless from time to time. Everyone has their time to shine and their time not to shine either. Now from what i can assume, you are criticizing their uselessness from a writing perspective: "since they're relevant characters to the plot, they should constantly contribute to the many situations in the story to keep their relevance up" or something like that. But, if you stop looking at them as relevant characters in a fictional story (where the writing conveniently allows for the characters to be useful in some way) and imagine them as real human beings in "real" life, than it makes more sense that things would not occur with such convenience, that everyone would be able to be useful or relevant at all times. You could say that this show is quite realistic when it comes to show the inconvenience of life and how people can be useless because they're not protected by the relevance armor. I've lost faith in Ayame, she was potentially the useful princess but she turned into useless pretty quick. Moreover I find strange that the one coming up with the strategy of putting then in one line is from Ikoma and not Kurusu who presumably has actual battle experience. Phoebe3315 said: Not even a remark from what would seem the most experienced fighter kurusu? zal said: In the first half too though, considering how much else they had to cover, there wasn't really time give them much of a focus. Ayame was still making important decisions of what to do, she decided to not turn back and have faith in Ikoma's plan.Phoebe3315 said: Darklight0303 said: Yep...people complain that not many characters were involved with this plan, but the fact is they didn't need many involved... You can't expect Ayame or Kurusu to have some important role in every episode, especially when this one was clearly focused on Mumei.KoreaWS said: Darklight0303 said: Kurusu will be back in the fight soon. WE see him use that Kabane coated sword in the OP after all and the sword WAS crafted in this episode so it's only a matter of time Yeah, but I was mentioning how it makes sense that he doesn't participates in this fight, due to him rehabilitating. Oh I agree on that front wholeheartedly. Kurusu had no place to be in this operation. Without both arms he's just not viable. Ayame decided practically nothing, she did give her approval but still... so passive... |
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May 13, 2016 12:07 PM
#281
Tylaen said: i know right? Absolutely disgusting. Isayama should receive royalties for such blatant theft of his intellectual property!T'is a shadow titan! Such plagiarism, I can't even believe it. On_the_Lam said: I don't know if you're aware of this but not all jokes are meant to nor will always cater to your own personal sense of humour. More than one user here actually found Axel's joke to be funny: what are you gonna tell them? Not to laugh?Axelucard said: On_the_Lam said: Darklight0303 said: Axelucard said: Mumei is such a cocky brat just stick to the plan and that black smoke is a titan! lol +1 name to add to the ignore list It's hilarious how everyone is bashing on Mumei for losing control of her emotions and making mistakes and yet if she had just shrugged off the guy's comment and acted as always, the same people would accuse her of being too perfect. You can't please everyone, unfortunately... I personally didn't like Mumei until this episode. More hilarious is the fact that people are comparing the black smoke to a Titan, which absolutely makes no fucking sense, and also how they think the first half of the episode was slow, when the entire episode felt like 5 minutes. Ridiculous. Jokes are supposed to be funny, no? |
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May 13, 2016 12:07 PM
#282
Xykko said: Darklight0303 said: Xykko said: Darklight0303 said: Fattati said: It feels like the story isn't progressing How so? We learn more about Mumei and her 'Brother' aka young master. As well as the fact that the Shogunate is acting suspiciously by stockpiling weapons that can kill people not Kabane. well guess who was right this time? remember when told you that her "brother" was the shogun? yep she calls him brother. anyway... congratulations Mc you just compromised the lives of hundreds of people just to save one idiot. come on at least use something to keep the lever in palce to amke sure the crane is still functioning. you are an engineer stop thinking with your penis ffs. mumei change of heart was so sudden, it 's ridiculous. i'd understand if it changed after they reached the shogun stronghold, since it would make sense she would start acting like near her Onii-sama for his validation, but during a crucial moment like that, and the worst of all, waiting for ikoma's validation when previously in the same episode she treated like shit? come on, don't turn a mumei into a damsel in distress, this is already bad as it is, but if they keep going this will be mars of destruction tier of bad writing. and you guys are right this isn't a shingeki no kyojin rip off. it's more like a Apocalypse no Toride Rip off and Rail Wars combined. PS: and y exactly did mumei throw all those satchel charges to the kabane? to create a smoke screen? Uh the Shogun and the young master are two different people. Enocku was telling Mumei to tell the Young Master that the Shogunate was stockpiling weapons to kill humans. So you were wrong. you do know that shogunate means the government right? the retainers around the shogun? and you do know I just said the Shogun and the young master are two different people. Or are you implying this mysterious young master who seems to be in charge of secret things regarding mumei and Kabaneri is somehow ignorant to what his underlings the shogunate would be doing? You're really stretching it. Desperately so. |
May 13, 2016 12:12 PM
#283
3.5/5 from me... Rounding it to 4 I didn't really like the dialogue in this one, nor the melodramatic moments, but it made up for those shortcomings with some pretty decent fight scenes and making Ikoma actually competent both as a leader (which is a pretty rare trait for the anime protagonists) and a fighter. That eye patch guy revealing us more of the Mumei's background and that giant thing at the end were pretty cool as well... especially the later. Now I have some pretty high expectations for the next episode. And yeah, I see a lot of people still keep pointing out all sorts of comparisons with SnK trying to present the show as a total rip-off... Come on, stop hating, It's already differentiated itself enough from SnK:
I still like SnK quite a bit more than I like KnK so far, but it's still a very good anime. I don't see it getting as popular as SnK (at least not in the west), but it's still gonna be one of these people are gonna come back to rewatch and recommend to anyone interested in a more mature action series (as long as they don't fuck it up at some point). Now one more thing. I've noticed everyone keeps pointing out how that "black smoke" thing at the end is a complete Titan ripoff... Just why? Most of the anime, games, movies etc whose stories are set in universes filled with monsters have giant monsters as enemies at some point. It makes viewer/player go "woah!" because it's bigger, badder and stronger than anything they've seen so far. Also "black smoke" has a very different design than Titans from SnK. It's interesting and creepy but I don't think its anywhere close to iconic as those weird deformed Titans were. And yeah, even if they somehow manage to move that obstacle from the rails and get the train running, how the hell are they gonna get past that thing? Go in reverse to avoid it? It'll probably catch up to them... Hell I just realized that while writing this and now I'm even more hyped for next EP. EDIT: Darklight0303 said: I'd love to be able to look at this thread and discus possibilities and theories for where things will go. Instead all I see is headless chickens going herpaderp a colossal titan now lol Kabaneri is such an AOT clone now. Anyway, +1 to this. Whoever actually bothered to watch more than one episode should know that while SnK and KnK do share quite a bit of similarities, they are still two very different shows. Not to mention that KnK is not an adaptation so it should be really fun for everyone to be guessing what's gonna happen next. But nah, "Lolzers big black titan xDDD" is the way to go. |
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May 13, 2016 12:15 PM
#284
Melt_Banana said: 3.5/5 from me... Rounding it to 4 I didn't really like the dialogue in this one, nor the melodramatic moments, but it made up for those shortcomings with some pretty decent fight scenes and making Ikoma actually competent both as a leader (which is a pretty rare trait for the anime protagonists) and a fighter. That eye patch guy revealing us more of the Mumei's background and that giant thing at the end were pretty cool as well... especially the later. Now I have some pretty high expectations for the next episode. And yeah, I see a lot of people still keep pointing out all sorts of comparisons with SnK trying to present the show as a total rip-off... Come on, stop hating, It's already differentiated itself enough from SnK:
I still like SnK quite a bit more than I like KnK so far, but it's still a very good anime. I don't see it getting as popular as SnK (at least not in the west), but it's still gonna be one of these people are gonna come back to rewatch and recommend to anyone interested in a more mature action series (as long as they don't fuck it up at some point). Now one more thing. I've noticed everyone keeps pointing out how that "black smoke" thing at the end is a complete Titan ripoff... Just why? Most of the anime, games, movies etc whose stories are set in universes filled with monsters have giant monsters as enemies at some point. It makes viewer/player go "woah!" because it's bigger, badder and stronger than anything they've seen so far. Also "black smoke" has a very different design than Titans from SnK. It's interesting and creepy but I don't think its anywhere close to iconic as those weird deformed Titans were. And yeah, even if they somehow manage to move that obstacle from the rails and get the train running, how the hell are they gonna get past that thing? Go in reverse to avoid it? It'll probably catch up to them... Hell I just realized that while writing this and now I'm even more hyped for next EP. Ikoma may have accidentally saved the train by leaving the crane before the train could get past the collapsed tower. If they'd gone past, they would have rolled right into the Black Smoke and then they would have not had time to even run away. |
May 13, 2016 12:20 PM
#285
zal said: Honestly I think you are asking for too much to be in one episode of a very fast paced show. The focus this time was on Mumei mainly, and secondly on Ikoma showing off his intelligence again. Kurusu and Ayame will have more of their own moments in the future.HyperL said: If you think of them as human beings, Kurusu would have killed Ikoma when he found Ikoma on Ayame, also as human being would kurusu stay so quiet? That's the issue when you think that way.zal said: Why Ayame and Kurusu have become background characters during this episode? I don't mean they should've gone to battle but at least contribute somehow in the first half to the show. Ayame had just 2 useless lines and Kurusu a tsk to express his frustration, other than that background characters. Is that ok for you? I know i'm not the one you asked this question to, but i feel like giving my opinion anyway. For me is ok that characters are useless from time to time. Everyone has their time to shine and their time not to shine either. Now from what i can assume, you are criticizing their uselessness from a writing perspective: "since they're relevant characters to the plot, they should constantly contribute to the many situations in the story to keep their relevance up" or something like that. But, if you stop looking at them as relevant characters in a fictional story (where the writing conveniently allows for the characters to be useful in some way) and imagine them as real human beings in "real" life, than it makes more sense that things would not occur with such convenience, that everyone would be able to be useful or relevant at all times. You could say that this show is quite realistic when it comes to show the inconvenience of life and how people can be useless because they're not protected by the relevance armor. I've lost faith in Ayame, she was potentially the useful princess but she turned into useless pretty quick. Moreover I find strange that the one coming up with the strategy of putting then in one line is from Ikoma and not Kurusu who presumably has actual battle experience. Phoebe3315 said: Not even a remark from what would seem the most experienced fighter kurusu? zal said: Phoebe3315 said: Are you referring to me because that's not what I've said. In the second part was justified their absence, but them being just background in the first half is annoying for me, they are not thirdly characters.Darklight0303 said: Yep...people complain that not many characters were involved with this plan, but the fact is they didn't need many involved... You can't expect Ayame or Kurusu to have some important role in every episode, especially when this one was clearly focused on Mumei.KoreaWS said: Darklight0303 said: Kurusu will be back in the fight soon. WE see him use that Kabane coated sword in the OP after all and the sword WAS crafted in this episode so it's only a matter of time Yeah, but I was mentioning how it makes sense that he doesn't participates in this fight, due to him rehabilitating. Oh I agree on that front wholeheartedly. Kurusu had no place to be in this operation. Without both arms he's just not viable. Ayame decided practically nothing, she did give her approval but still... so passive... |
May 13, 2016 12:21 PM
#286
Darklight0303 said: Xykko said: Darklight0303 said: Xykko said: Darklight0303 said: Fattati said: It feels like the story isn't progressing How so? We learn more about Mumei and her 'Brother' aka young master. As well as the fact that the Shogunate is acting suspiciously by stockpiling weapons that can kill people not Kabane. well guess who was right this time? remember when told you that her "brother" was the shogun? yep she calls him brother. anyway... congratulations Mc you just compromised the lives of hundreds of people just to save one idiot. come on at least use something to keep the lever in palce to amke sure the crane is still functioning. you are an engineer stop thinking with your penis ffs. mumei change of heart was so sudden, it 's ridiculous. i'd understand if it changed after they reached the shogun stronghold, since it would make sense she would start acting like near her Onii-sama for his validation, but during a crucial moment like that, and the worst of all, waiting for ikoma's validation when previously in the same episode she treated like shit? come on, don't turn a mumei into a damsel in distress, this is already bad as it is, but if they keep going this will be mars of destruction tier of bad writing. and you guys are right this isn't a shingeki no kyojin rip off. it's more like a Apocalypse no Toride Rip off and Rail Wars combined. PS: and y exactly did mumei throw all those satchel charges to the kabane? to create a smoke screen? Uh the Shogun and the young master are two different people. Enocku was telling Mumei to tell the Young Master that the Shogunate was stockpiling weapons to kill humans. So you were wrong. you do know that shogunate means the government right? the retainers around the shogun? and you do know I just said the Shogun and the young master are two different people. Or are you implying this mysterious young master who seems to be in charge of secret things regarding mumei and Kabaneri is somehow ignorant to what his underlings the shogunate would be doing? You're really stretching it. Desperately so. > implying kings and shoguns were never overthrown in coup d'etat by their subordinates the way you try to dismiss everything others say as if it's a uncontested truth is pathetic to say the least. anyway let's see how they'll get out of the mine and defeat the Kabanezord |
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May 13, 2016 12:22 PM
#287
Sapewloth said: Tylaen said: i know right? Absolutely disgusting. Isayama should receive royalties for such blatant theft of his intellectual property!T'is a shadow titan! Such plagiarism, I can't even believe it. Ah another fool calling this a SNK rip-off. Time to add you in my ignore list! |
May 13, 2016 12:22 PM
#288
This whole episode felt so .... so engineered. It's definitely the weakest one so far. At least with that Kabane Titan/Giant/Behemoth/Colossus , whatever you wanna call it, we get a confirmation that supernatural is at work, and it's not a virus after all ? |
May 13, 2016 12:24 PM
#289
Zalmox1s said: This whole episode felt so .... so engineered. It's definitely the weakest one so far. At least with that Kabane Titan/Giant/Behemoth/Colossus , whatever you wanna call it, we get a confirmation that supernatural is at work, and it's not a virus after all ? Uhhhh how does that prove supernatural? You haven't seen giant amalgamation of zombies forming giant monsters in resident evil? |
May 13, 2016 12:27 PM
#290
Darklight0303 said: Ikoma may have accidentally saved the train by leaving the crane before the train could get past the collapsed tower. If they'd gone past, they would have rolled right into the Black Smoke and then they would have not had time to even run away. Now that I think about it, you're right. I still have no idea how the guys on the train are gonna get out of this situation... I doubt they can put up a fight against that thing, and I somehow doubt that going in reverse is a good idea since that thing should be able to catch up to them. Also what's gonna happen to Ikoma and Mumei? Those two are probably getting out of that mine thing in one piece, but they won't be able to help anyone on the train... Maybe some new characters are gonna show up to save the day or maybe they can use something to blow the place up... Anyway, I feel like this episode was just a build up for the next one. Hope it doesn't disappoint with some sort of asspull though. |
May 13, 2016 12:27 PM
#291
zal said: HyperL said: zal said: Why Ayame and Kurusu have become background characters during this episode? I don't mean they should've gone to battle but at least contribute somehow in the first half to the show. Ayame had just 2 useless lines and Kurusu a tsk to express his frustration, other than that background characters. Is that ok for you? I know i'm not the one you asked this question to, but i feel like giving my opinion anyway. For me is ok that characters are useless from time to time. Everyone has their time to shine and their time not to shine either. Now from what i can assume, you are criticizing their uselessness from a writing perspective: "since they're relevant characters to the plot, they should constantly contribute to the many situations in the story to keep their relevance up" or something like that. But, if you stop looking at them as relevant characters in a fictional story (where the writing conveniently allows for the characters to be useful in some way) and imagine them as real human beings in "real" life, than it makes more sense that things would not occur with such convenience, that everyone would be able to be useful or relevant at all times. You could say that this show is quite realistic when it comes to show the inconvenience of life and how people can be useless because they're not protected by the relevance armor. If you think of them as human beings, Kurusu would have killed Ikoma when he found Ikoma on Ayame, also as human being would kurusu stay so quiet? That's the issue when you think that way. I've lost faith in Ayame, she was potentially the useful princess but she turned into useless pretty quick. Moreover I find strange that the one coming up with the strategy of putting then in one line is from Ikoma and not Kurusu who presumably has actual battle experience. 1) When i said to think of them as human beings, i meant not personality/behavior wise, but that they're not just characters made to fulfill their role and be useful in a story, because you know, humans doesn't need a role in the "plot of life" to justify their existance. 2)So you lost faith in a character because she did not participate this one episode? Like i said, everyone has their time to shine and their time not to shine either, if the writers know how to give relevance to a character from time to time, she will have her moment soon or later. 3) Battle experience was not relevant because they're were not planning on fighting, the plan was to pass through without provoking the kabane. Ikoma was the one who planned it because he is one of the few who knows how to work with machines. |
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May 13, 2016 12:28 PM
#292
Darklight0303 said: Does that actually happen in Resident Evil? I haven't played the series...but that sounds interesting and now I wonder if it could have inspired the Black Smoke?Zalmox1s said: This whole episode felt so .... so engineered. It's definitely the weakest one so far. At least with that Kabane Titan/Giant/Behemoth/Colossus , whatever you wanna call it, we get a confirmation that supernatural is at work, and it's not a virus after all ? Uhhhh how does that prove supernatural? You haven't seen giant amalgamation of zombies forming giant monsters in resident evil? |
May 13, 2016 12:30 PM
#293
Darklight0303 said: Zalmox1s said: This whole episode felt so .... so engineered. It's definitely the weakest one so far. At least with that Kabane Titan/Giant/Behemoth/Colossus , whatever you wanna call it, we get a confirmation that supernatural is at work, and it's not a virus after all ? Uhhhh how does that prove supernatural? You haven't seen giant amalgamation of zombies forming giant monsters in resident evil? Never played a RE for more than 30 mins, because shit controls, so the answer is no. |
May 13, 2016 12:31 PM
#294
Zalmox1s said: Darklight0303 said: Zalmox1s said: This whole episode felt so .... so engineered. It's definitely the weakest one so far. At least with that Kabane Titan/Giant/Behemoth/Colossus , whatever you wanna call it, we get a confirmation that supernatural is at work, and it's not a virus after all ? Uhhhh how does that prove supernatural? You haven't seen giant amalgamation of zombies forming giant monsters in resident evil? Never played a RE for more than 30 mins, because shit controls, so the answer is no. Fair enough. Still if you look at the preview for the next episode you can see metal girders composing the body of the Black Smoke |
May 13, 2016 12:36 PM
#295
Phoebe3315 said: Does that actually happen in Resident Evil? I haven't played the series...but that sounds interesting and now I wonder if it could have inspired the Black Smoke? Didn't play RE series (at least not much apart from a couple mins here and there at friend's place), but bigger monsters consisting of smaller monsters (or their parts) used to be a relatively common trope in SNES and Sega games back in the day. Out of the more recent releases, first that comes to mind would be Rotten from DaS2 |
May 13, 2016 12:36 PM
#296
Intense episode. Mumei is awesome as usual. That ending though. Can't wait for the next episode. |
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May 13, 2016 12:37 PM
#297
Melt_Banana said: Phoebe3315 said: Does that actually happen in Resident Evil? I haven't played the series...but that sounds interesting and now I wonder if it could have inspired the Black Smoke? Didn't play RE series (at least not much apart from a couple mins here and there at friend's place), but bigger monsters consisting of smaller monsters (or their parts) used to be a relatively common trope in SNES and Sega games back in the day. Out of the more recent releases, first that comes to mind would be Rotten from DaS2 Don't forget Deadspace games. The hivemind boss monsters |
May 13, 2016 12:39 PM
#298
HyperL said: zal said: HyperL said: zal said: Why Ayame and Kurusu have become background characters during this episode? I don't mean they should've gone to battle but at least contribute somehow in the first half to the show. Ayame had just 2 useless lines and Kurusu a tsk to express his frustration, other than that background characters. Is that ok for you? I know i'm not the one you asked this question to, but i feel like giving my opinion anyway. For me is ok that characters are useless from time to time. Everyone has their time to shine and their time not to shine either. Now from what i can assume, you are criticizing their uselessness from a writing perspective: "since they're relevant characters to the plot, they should constantly contribute to the many situations in the story to keep their relevance up" or something like that. But, if you stop looking at them as relevant characters in a fictional story (where the writing conveniently allows for the characters to be useful in some way) and imagine them as real human beings in "real" life, than it makes more sense that things would not occur with such convenience, that everyone would be able to be useful or relevant at all times. You could say that this show is quite realistic when it comes to show the inconvenience of life and how people can be useless because they're not protected by the relevance armor. If you think of them as human beings, Kurusu would have killed Ikoma when he found Ikoma on Ayame, also as human being would kurusu stay so quiet? That's the issue when you think that way. I've lost faith in Ayame, she was potentially the useful princess but she turned into useless pretty quick. Moreover I find strange that the one coming up with the strategy of putting then in one line is from Ikoma and not Kurusu who presumably has actual battle experience. 1) When i said to think of them as human beings, i meant not personality/behavior wise, but that they're not just characters made to fulfill their role and be useful in a story, because you know, humans doesn't need a role in the "plot of life" to justify their existance. 2)So you lost faith in a character because she did not participate this one episode? Like i said, everyone has their time to shine and their time not to shine either, if the writers know how to give relevance to a character from time to time, she will have her moment soon or later. 3) Battle experience was not relevant because they're were not planning on fighting, the plan was to pass through without provoking the kabane. Ikoma was the one who planned it because he is one of the few who knows how to work with machines. 1) I am not trying to say that his existence should be justified but if you are doing a scene with all there at least a sentence should come up from his mouth, even thinking of him in that terms, it is strange he doesn't say anything. 2) But that is inconsistencies from the writing, I understand you can't focus everyone at the same moment but ignoring a character that is in the scene is not a good choice. Even the subordinate of Kurusu said more than him. Maybe not faith but hope. She was a promising character, a female with some relevance and not only passive. If in next episodes they improve, good. However this episode did what it did. 3)Battle experience was relevant for the part of the plan that they skipped thanks to Mumei (the one of fighting kabane in a corridor so their number wouldn't count so much, like in 300). The part about machines fitted. @Phoebe3315 If asking for relevant characters that are in the scene to say relevant things is too much, then my bad for having too much expectations. |
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May 13, 2016 12:40 PM
#299
something definitely happened in Mumei's past and that man just triggered somethin inside Mumei. overall it was a great episode as always IMO. well, Mumei went crazy like that was pretty good to made the episode more interesting. but damn that amount of Kabane was crazy. felt like i was seeing Kabane in a bath tub LOL this is probably what would it be like in real life LOL XD Black smoke ? and i almost thought it was a titan LOL. well, it suprised me well. i didn't see that coming. the train can't even move. now i wonder what will happen. on top of that, Mumei and Ikoma trapped inside the cave. now, i think it's impossible to get out of the station safely unless if someone stronger than Mumei came to save all of them (her brother for example) and after all that happened with Mumei, i still like her. well, it's obvious that i still like her because she went crazy because of her past. looking foward for the next episode. why people who vote it 1/5 and 2/5 are still watching this anime ? just wasting time if you are watching anime which you doesn't like tho.... |
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May 13, 2016 12:41 PM
#300
Sapewloth said: Tylaen said: i know right? Absolutely disgusting. Isayama should receive royalties for such blatant theft of his intellectual property!T'is a shadow titan! Such plagiarism, I can't even believe it. On_the_Lam said: I don't know if you're aware of this but not all jokes are meant to nor will always cater to your own personal sense of humour. More than one user here actually found Axel's joke to be funny: what are you gonna tell them? Not to laugh?Axelucard said: On_the_Lam said: i forgot that people on MAL don't know the concept of a jokeDarklight0303 said: Axelucard said: Mumei is such a cocky brat just stick to the plan and that black smoke is a titan! lol +1 name to add to the ignore list It's hilarious how everyone is bashing on Mumei for losing control of her emotions and making mistakes and yet if she had just shrugged off the guy's comment and acted as always, the same people would accuse her of being too perfect. You can't please everyone, unfortunately... I personally didn't like Mumei until this episode. More hilarious is the fact that people are comparing the black smoke to a Titan, which absolutely makes no fucking sense, and also how they think the first half of the episode was slow, when the entire episode felt like 5 minutes. Ridiculous. Jokes are supposed to be funny, no? sacré bleu sapewloth, now we made enemies on the internet. run for your life child |
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