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| I'd say that this was a pretty good start, in terms of setting, characters and action. With this show being 24 episode long, it'll give us more of a chance to understand our characters, main and supporting, as well as the mechs themselves. So I do find myself a little annoyed that people are already ripping Hiro apart. Generic he might be for now, but I feel that other users are being too judgemental and not giving him a chance to develop as a character, just like with Violet Evergarden. =/ Anyway, the mecha design looks nice and the animation for the battle against the Klaxosaur was very good, so great job to the animation teams there. =) What does interest me though is when Zero Two mentioned that he had Klaxosaur blood inside of her. I do wonder if that might be the reason as to why she has those two red horns on her head. |
| Went in without expecting a masterpiece and was very satisfied by the end. After Kiznaiver I'm going to be cautious about getting involved in it too soon. The premise is there, the cast is there, the studios are there; please don't ruin it with the 24 eps length and keep the quality up for the whole series. |
| Also in the first episode, we can enjoy fanservice too!!! |
| Good 1st episode It is easily the 2nd best show from Trigger after kill la kill |
| out of the few people who didn't like this series...quite predictable ..the overall episode |
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| Trigger never fail to deliver! already got my hopes up when I hear Trigger gonna do this... and yesss, it was a hit. every aspect of this is good so far comparing it to other show that airing now (unless the music, not really paying atention to any so not sure). I even find the art is a lot more beauty than Violet Evergarden for now... my only complain is the Mech design. I'm one of those people that thinks Mech needs to be an epitome of badassery, and this just throw it out of the way ,lol, not saying the mech design is ugly... It just a matter of preference I think |
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Asimov_Fan said: Anyone get Gunbuster, Specifically Diebuster vibes? Especially with the children Parasite/Toploss and the Space Monsters and Kyouryuu. Would make sence since you know, Gainax. Oh... Didn't even notice that until now. |
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| nobody else is ready to fight that giant monster? others just watching while it was offline for a while... apart from not liking the mecha that has human face, the episode is fine for me |
klaymore said: nobody else is ready to fight that giant monster? others just watching while it was offline for a while... apart from not liking the mecha that has human face, the episode is fine for me From what I was able to follow in the mess it seemed like it was supposed to be a test day for the pairs with the new mechs so even if they tried to fight they would have gotten owned due to no experience. The auto-defense of the plantation was spectacularly useless though. Only thing saving them was Zero Two deciding to swim there lmao. So like what is going on, the pairs get super strong when they get horny??? |
Cabron said: >no one has mentioned fiver star stories or dancouga >barely anyone has mentioned zoids, eureka 7 or star driver #gottaupdateyourmechaknawledge Right? First time I saw Strelizia I though that it looked A LOT like Star Driver's Tauburn. |
| Oh, so Rebuild of Evangelion 4.0 was released yesterday ? ;) |
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| Hmm a mobile flying city huh. I guess the girl really did want to swim then huh. Now that was a interesting first encounter. But that girl really was something. Beyond her strange attitude she actually is pretty perceptive as well. So parasites are the children that were chosen to become pilots then. Interesting how each pilot is also a male female pair then. So Hiro's loss of ability was what caused him and his partner to fail their training. The city sure had an impressive defence though. So its the feelings between the male and female pair that make the mecha more effective then. An impressive first episode that did well to introduce the setting and characters. |
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| That’s what I call an opening episode! This is going to be a really interesting show I feel like. The two main characters seem good (the ship has already sailed!) and the concept of two birds sharing one body to support one another is a nice take. Sharing the burden as they pilot seems similar to Pacific Rim which is cool. The premise seems decent and mysterious, we’ll have to see how it all plays out but the monsters are very weird looking. Almost like they’re biotechnology that went haywire. And the animation and OST is top notch, you can see the heavy Trigger influence in the animation and character designs. Teaming up with A-1 probably was a good idea, helps ease the work load. Cant wait for more. |
| Well, that was wild and weird. And it's 2 cour? But since it's the only mecha airing, I'm watching it anyway. |
| ったく、嫌な世の中だよ。 |
AvidAnimeViewer said: Guess Trigger is saving anime with 2D mechs this time. Also the cast is literally the cast of Anohana. Got another one for ya. lol  |
| I already hate the main character. |
V0ltg said: I already hate the main character. It might be that you wanted to hate him before even starting to watch this, since you expected something more TTGL~ish. But in its essence, his behavior was fine. A lot of people don't pay attention to the fact that his life goal was ruined. Listen closely to what he says at the end and how he decides not to be a wimpy runaway. And before the monster appeared, he even tried not to leave this place and get back at his training. I think they deliberately created this little moment so the viewers would know that he's a lot more ballsy than Shinji from Evangelion, for example. |
autistic_potatoJan 14, 2018 9:24 AM
Aelyn said: V0ltg said: I already hate the main character. It might be that you wanted to hate him before even starting to watch this, since you expected something more TTGL~ish. Nice assumptions, but no. I expected nothing particular out of him or this anime in general as I blindly watched it after seeing some gifs on twitter (without knowing which studio is involved etc.). Of course this is the beginning and there is lots of time for him to develop and improve, but so far I'm not really fond of him. Also, I agree with everyone saying that this episode felt incredibly rushed. Barely any room to breath. |
| Yeap, I already dislike the main male character as well, another pussy ass emo fag, I hate it when main characters starts up with being pathetic. Yet another anime where the only redeeming factor is its female main character, 002 was fine but I dont get the "best gurl this winter season already" like calm the hell down people. Anyways hella generic start, not fond of the mecha but the animation was a blast so I may stick around just for that. |
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| I really don't like mecha, but I'll give a chance for the beautiful animation and romance. But, tell me... Another series of mecha where the power is based on kisses? Did Zero Two kiss their old partners as well? Hiro kissed Naomi? Kisses are important things to me. |
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| Animation wise, I loved it. Composition of certain shots were good. A lot of secondary motion (hair) so I'm assuming Megumi Kouno was involved. I enjoyed the parts that Imaishi clearly took control (the reveal of the synchronized unit). |
RoseVueJan 14, 2018 10:14 AM
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BlueBalls said: I knew someone would be mad about the butt grab. Pervy uncles are not socially acceptable anymore I guess. It's funny how portrayal of death and gore carry less stigma than grabbing someone's ass these days. Yeah, how unfortunate. In the olden times, we just laughed it out. The funny old man, let him be :D To be fair, I don't like some - not all - violence tropes either, so why not both? Besides, unwanted groping is violence, by the way. Another disclaimer for those who didn't get it: my problem is not just with an unwanted ass grab, but what it implies. This guy is the designer of those robots. He clearly has an agenda. Also, the whole cockpit setup - and the plot - screams of forced heterosexuality, so I'll skip. Maybe it'll change later, but I don't count on it. I didn't have problems with, for example, Zero-Two's nude scene. I've seen my fair share of nude girls in anime. And she went naked for her own sake; she wanted to bathe. And because of fanservice, of course. This is how you do proper fanservice, by the way. And it had its moments, but they killed off one of the most promising character immediately. I guess she'll be like the impersonation of the protagonist's guilt and why he couldn't save her. How unfortunate ;_; |
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V0ltg said: Also, I agree with everyone saying that this episode felt incredibly rushed. Barely any room to breath. Generally, we should use the term "rushed" for specific situations when the already existing material (manga/LN) is being packed too tightly into the anime adaptation. If anything, it was a fast-paced episode, but not rushed. I'm actually worried about the possibility of them slowing it down to a pure boredom of unnecessary social interactions or even something akin to "school life". |
Daniel_Naumov said: -Stray said: And this some distraught male that wants male character to to go dominate and destroy everyone. Like, not a decent human being, m'kay?Yeap, I already dislike the main male character as well, another pussy ass emo fag, I hate it when main characters starts up with being pathetic. Yet another anime where the only redeeming factor is its female main character, 002 was fine but I dont get the "best gurl this winter season already" like calm the hell down people. Anyways hella generic start, not fond of the mecha but the animation was a blast so I may stick around just for that. Uh... wtf? thats quite the jump in assumption there, piece of advice, dont try and assume things from someone on the internet, you're bad at it. |
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| I'm prepared for "darling" this and "darling" that... Was OK. Not great, not terrible. I'll probably need to overlook a lot of nonsense with this one. As long as the action is decent, I'll watch. |
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BBLKing said: Pretty much a female Tauburn, not really surprising since it's the same mecha designer.Cabron said: >no one has mentioned fiver star stories or dancouga >barely anyone has mentioned zoids, eureka 7 or star driver #gottaupdateyourmechaknawledge Right? First time I saw Strelizia I though that it looked A LOT like Star Driver's Tauburn. |
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| Really the first original show to look forward this season! Zero Two feels like a mecha freak Hotaru! |
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| i liked this episode so hardddddd wow hyped for next |
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| And dropped, this was a very boring first episode and nothing really made me want to stay for more. The visual presentation was boring and lackluster, but it's what I expected from A1. Hopefully whatever else Trigger are working on ends up being better because this shit sucks. Characters were also pretty boring and obnoxious. The use of CG was jarring and the backgrounds were lackluster and boring. Just boring, boring, boring everywhere. The character interactions weren't very believable to me either, I don't know, something just feels off in general with this. Fucking garbage. Probably the fact that the show was supposed to air in Spring 2018 doesn't help much. |
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| And suppose that can be controlled, the Mechas, it needs a man and woman!!! |
AvidAnimeViewer said: Guess Trigger is saving anime with 2D mechs this time. Also the cast is literally the cast of Anohana.   And the mecha from Star Driver  |
| HACKs! 🤢🤮 |
| I don't know what to think of it. On one hand, the quality animation in combination with the music was giving me goosebumps but on the other hand... The plot isn't that original, too much fanservice and the fact that the robots have to be piloted by a woman and a man is so... Ugh |
| Well, the NGE references are everywhere, but you can see they kind of want to move in a different yet similar direction. None of their shows had a strong start so I really don't mind the generic introduction. |
 » Escapism. |
| standard mecha anime start, pretty exciting. will we get this lame and needless sexual innuendo everytime they are about to power up? hopefully this won't be like star driver where you just battling random mob of the week with apprivoaaaaaz that looks like zoids lion. |
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| Good start. People who call Ichiro bad need watch more anime. He jumped fast to mecha compared to Shinji. Female Tauburn looks great. alpha_shadow said: And dropped, this was a very boring first episode and nothing really made me want to stay for more. The visual presentation was boring and lackluster, but it's what I expected from A1. Hopefully whatever else Trigger are working on ends up being better because this shit sucks. Characters were also pretty boring and obnoxious. The use of CG was jarring and the backgrounds were lackluster and boring. Just boring, boring, boring everywhere. The character interactions weren't very believable to me either, I don't know, something just feels off in general with this. Holy shitaste, but whatever. What jarring CGI are you talking about? |
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ChromeEagle said: Oh the diversity of A-1 faces...AvidAnimeViewer said: Guess Trigger is saving anime with 2D mechs this time. Also the cast is literally the cast of Anohana. Got another one for ya. lol |
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