With the mystery solved it now turns to yet another adventure anime where our heroes go beat up the demon lord. The reveal of the seventh could've been better. The overall mystery wasn't even as good as a bad case in danganronpa or ace attorney. The solution to it also came out of nowhere but they did leave some hints which I guessed right. It's pretty simple to find out if you paid attention. With the season 2 bait at the end I wouldn't mind another season. Especially with some more cute Formie x Adlet scenes in there. Solid anime but the end is kinda weak.
There's a problem with mystery stores in some regards in the answer can't be too obvious, and it can't fall outside the realm of what the audience could potentially predicted.
If the mystery was a bit more in the background, maybe it would have fared better.
There being two fakes is hilarious. It's obviously Maura. I like the design of the new one being ugly in the sense that of course the hot bunny girl was a trap and instead you're stuck with the reality of this overweight girl traveling with you instead.
Another aspect of this episode I liked is that it made clear why Adlet is the leader of the group, and it's not just because he's the main character. He was the one who gave the kill order at the end. Small moments like those help solidify the group dynamics.
This show is all over the place, and no where shows it better than this episode. PTSD, random comedy, sudden romance (that somehow ended up as the most decent part), contemplation of the future, etc. It's all a mess, which is a shame since the series and characters have potential. I guess it's going to either be very rushed, ambiguous, or be setting up for a second season.
Shimoneta 12
Seems to be a filler ending. Where were Tanukichi's nipples. They're usually there, so their disappearance really bugged me.
There's a problem with mystery stores in some regards in the answer can't be too obvious, and it can't fall outside the realm of what the audience could potentially predicted.
If the mystery was a bit more in the background, maybe it would have fared better.
I strongly disagree. The whole focus on the mystery is what set Rokka apart from the rest and made it immensly entertaining.
The reason why I'm personally a bit dissapointed in the ending was not the resolution to the mystery, but the part that came after. Basically the setup for the rest of the story (that may or may not get an anime adaption).
And it wasn't actually bad per se, it just felt sudden.
I like that the mystery actually makes sense but the deus ex machina that shows up just solidifies that answer. They could have figured it out without it I think but not under those tense circumstances, I think. I hope they make another season and actually prove there are supposed to be 7 Braves instead of playing who's the fake again or something, lol.
New girl's design is rough, I can't tell if she's supposed to be an elephant or a cow from her clothing.
Gate 12
As I recall, folks said this was a 24 episode show. This episode makes sense in that because it's foreshadowing all kinds of stuff down the line, lol. Solid ep and Pina's order only is getting to be more fujoshi, lol.
"There weren't any fakes, we really do have a 7th" route but I guess Hot Bunny Girl makes sense. Since her meltdown from episode 4? I knew something was wrong with her. She definitely feels like a different person now than she did at the very first episode but since she isn't dead yet, we will probably learn about her motivations in the next season if there is one.
Loved that kill order. I thought Adlet was gonna go all talk-no-jutsu like he did with Flamie but nope, he straight up ordered the rest to kill the fake. Boss status.
This show was the surprise of the season for me. Loved it. Found the cliffhanger frustrating but I had to laugh at
there being ANOTHER 7th. Adlet might be right in that there were two imposted from the very beginning.
Cow girl is ugh. Maura is definitely the other fake but now it just seems too obvious for it to be true.
In episode one Adlet noticed that Nachetanya smelled like apples or something, I always kept it in the back of my head for some reason. When she teleported away just now Adlet noticed the smell again so they're definitely the same
So is Rokka worth watching or not? I'm getting mixed signals. I like my mystery shows to be have little bullshit and no unnecessary amount of foreshadowing and flashbacks.
There being two fakes is hilarious. It's obviously Maura. I like the design of the new one being ugly in the sense that of course the hot bunny girl was a trap and instead you're stuck with the reality of this overweight girl traveling with you instead.
Another aspect of this episode I liked is that it made clear why Adlet is the leader of the group, and it's not just because he's the main character. He was the one who gave the kill order at the end. Small moments like those help solidify the group dynamics.
I didn't see the 7th brave coming to be honest. Hope it gets a 2nd season. The mystery was long but it made the show hella interesting and really familiarized us with all the braves.
So is Rokka worth watching or not? I'm getting mixed signals. I like my mystery shows to be have little bullshit and no unnecessary amount of foreshadowing and flashbacks.
So is Rokka worth watching or not? I'm getting mixed signals. I like my mystery shows to be have little bullshit and no unnecessary amount of foreshadowing and flashbacks.
So is Rokka worth watching or not? I'm getting mixed signals. I like my mystery shows to be have little bullshit and no unnecessary amount of foreshadowing and flashbacks.
So is Rokka worth watching or not? I'm getting mixed signals. I like my mystery shows to be have little bullshit and no unnecessary amount of foreshadowing and flashbacks.
Are Japanese drama stuff made on the same kind of crazy schedule as anime, or do they have more 'normal' production schedules? Like having most/everything filmed by now instead of like the last week before airing the final episode.
Given that they're usually 10 episodes long, I assume they're filmed in a batch rather than have 10 weeks of filming like an American show... but I don't know, actually.
So is Rokka worth watching or not? I'm getting mixed signals. I like my mystery shows to be have little bullshit and no unnecessary amount of foreshadowing and flashbacks.
The real Nachetanya was the fake, but she's workingwith a certain fiend. That said, they bring up how the way she disappeared was weird in book 3, but didn't answer it in that book
Symphogear GX episode 12: Hmm, not too sure about this, i was expecting some batshit twists but all that is happening is "I'm stronger", "No, we have xxxx powerup!"
Its pretty much the last 2 series finales rolled into one. They activated some extra power level we didnt know about, it didnt work because the villain uses crazy math powers and their power is millions times stronger than x, but with teamwork (Channeled through Hibiki, of course) they pulled it off and got their angel upgrades again.
I guess one cool thing about that sequence is that they used the same power they used last season and was never seen since (Hibiki's power to absorb the power of a Swan Song and disperse it)
I hope the last episode does something a bit more original
So is Rokka worth watching or not? I'm getting mixed signals. I like my mystery shows to be have little bullshit and no unnecessary amount of foreshadowing and flashbacks.
Depends on what you want from it. It's okayish. The resolution is a bit bulshitty. And ultimately it was much ado about nothing. Even the reasons and the means behind entire conundrum remain foggy and the big picture hasn't changed much/at all. If you go into it, having made peace with all the above then, well, maybe ?
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Did the penultimate episode of Soma leave things on some cliffhanger/ in the middle of something ? Wondering whether to catch up completely.
I'm surprised Akari hasn't been traumatized by that trampoline yet. Little Beat Little Wing is good, but nothing beats the return of Diamond Happy. Soleil kicking ass like always. Rankings were predictable. Vanilla Chili Pepper even getting that high is huge seeing how new they are. I was rooting for Powa Puri. They got a drama boost and a top tier performance, but they underwhelmed relative to in-universe expectations. Tristar on the other hand literally just got back together, and they're already pulling big numbers. Must be the Mizuki effect. Luminas beating PPP and Tristar is sketchy seeing how new they are, but that's how it was always going to go. They're way too new to take on the current queens though. Next episode seems to be setting up next season. Can't wait to see how that goes.
I started laughing when it was asked why there were seven of them. But whatever keeps some kind of mystery going, I'm all for it I guess.
Replace a terrible design with another one. Pretty cool power to be able to change the color of your gloves in the blink of an eye!
While I was fairly certain of the culprit early, I think the show was still enjoyable due to the interactions and tense situations. One of the shows I enjoyed the most this season.
Another seventh. I mean, surely it ain't the new girl, that'd be anticlimatic. Early bet on Hans
AOTS
Why the hell did Flamie need to drink the potion and kiss Adlet?
The reveal was kinda expected since it could only be Nachetanya or Goldov. But that's what I like about the another seventh plotline. It can't be the new girl, that'd be bad, so that means it could be another one instead of Nachetanya. Which makes the whole "it could only be Goldov or Nachetanya" untrue. (assuming it ain't Goldov, but he'd be like... the first one suspected.)
Another seventh. I mean, surely it ain't the new girl, that'd be anticlimatic. Early bet on Hans
AOTS
Why the hell did Flamie need to drink the potion and kiss Adlet?
The reveal was kinda expected since it could only be Nachetanya or Goldov. But that's what I like about the another seventh plotline. It can't be the new girl, that'd be bad, so that means it could be another one instead of Nachetanya. Which makes the whole "it could only be Goldov or Nachetanya" untrue. (assuming it ain't Goldov, but he'd be like... the first one suspected.)
Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies, episode 2a
My continuing playthrough of lawyer not anime anime.
Yeah sure game, it all totally takes place in the US. Not in Japan at all. That's just a town of Japanese immigrants. Sure game. Sure. Funnily enough, this Japanifornia thing makes Simon Blackquill, the prosecutor, look like a British weeabo, since he is a samurai lawyer or something.
Speaking of the prosecutor, the previous prosecutors may have gotten away with a lot of stuff like outright cheating, being smug assholes, whipping, throwing mugs of coffee at the defense, and playing an electric air guitar that somehow actually makes sound, but this one takes the cake. He is the most illegal prosecutor in the series yet, a convicted prisoner that every so often dishes out death threats, attempt to slice them with his sword, assault people with his pet bird, and hypnotizes everyone's mind.
Another seventh. I mean, surely it ain't the new girl, that'd be anticlimatic. Early bet on Hans
AOTS
Why the hell did Flamie need to drink the potion and kiss Adlet?
The reveal was kinda expected since it could only be Nachetanya or Goldov. But that's what I like about the another seventh plotline. It can't be the new girl, that'd be bad, so that means it could be another one instead of Nachetanya. Which makes the whole "it could only be Goldov or Nachetanya" untrue. (assuming it ain't Goldov, but he'd be like... the first one suspected.)
Depends on what you want from it. It's okayish. The resolution is a bit bulshitty. And ultimately it was much ado about nothing. Even the reasons and the means behind entire conundrum remain foggy and the big picture hasn't changed much/at all. If you go into it, having made peace with all the above then, well, maybe ?
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Did the penultimate episode of Soma leave things on some cliffhanger/ in the middle of something ? Wondering whether to catch up completely.
Nah, not at all. Just catch up. Sure, the the next episode features the highest tier calibers in the contest so far but otherwise it's not like all previous episodes build up to just this.
Gate 12 As I recall, folks said this was a 24 episode show. This episode makes sense in that because it's foreshadowing all kinds of stuff down the line, lol. Solid ep and Pina's order only is getting to be more fujoshi, lol.
Ahahahahha Studio Pierrot fucking skipped like 95% of the draft which is why the anime was garbage. Since the Director wanted to use his own ideas instead of actually following the draft of Root A, you get this crap. Kaneki was actually a character in the Draft, but in the anime they made him a Emo shit. I ended up enjoying reading the draft a hell lot more than actually watching Root A. Ahahahahaha fuck you Studio Pierrot/production committee.
I feel really bad for the Author because he spent hours upon hours working on this Draft to only get a garbage final product that skipped almost everything. The author even said his head was going to explode from exhaustion while writing the draft. The anime could of actually been quite solid if they had followed the draft.
Pacing seems to be all over the place this episode.
Now that Mizuki Nana and Yuuki Aoi have just been announced to be joining Persona 5, Symphogear decided to go a bit Persona on us.
Double release and all limiter remove though.
Then it suddenly got into a fight about numbers. S2CA? Hah, you know what my phonic gain is? It's over *mention something about number*!!! *Recalls what they previously said about phonic gain levels and how they are used*
"Well, we have the
X-Drive mode but it is useless without enough phonic gain
"
Well hey! Guess what, the next part went as expected.
Okay episode of Symphogear, not exactly the best though. Ep 1,6 and 11 are still currently the top 3 for me (with 9 being a close behind for Tsubasa's finisher).
One more episode left. Please do something crazy Symphogear, and blow my mind to bits.
What an amazing episode to end the series on. I won't hold my breath for a second season but man the show did what many other shows when they deal with LN properties: it ended its current plot even if the over-all plot is still nowhere near done. I mean sure
there's now an 8th
but I won't cry to sleep over it.
Adlet's whole character is brains and tactics over brawn and raw power. He's the perfect leader. He's the Captain America to everybody else's Avengers, except there's no Black Widow. The characters really grew on me by the end of this episode, Adlet has a girl and a bro so I'm sure he's happy. Heck Flamie
while not entirely sure what it is, is pretty head over heels for him even giving him an 'indirect kiss' by giving him his medicine
. Also lol at the jeaulous Flamie at the end, surprisingly refreshing couple in anime with the male being the forward one and the female being the reserved one.
When this series started I don't think there was a single person in here (who didn't know about the LN beforehand) who would have guessed it would end up being the surprise sleeper hit of the season. And it's hard to see why. We have some ridiculous generic looking protagonists outside of maybe Flamie, silly anime outfits, a lead who acts like a Naruto-Luffy clone on the surface and a bunch of silly settings blended in and what looked to be a generic fantasy anime. But then the show went on a path nobody really saw coming: suspense, mystery and drama as character began fighting amongst themselves.
I won't say it's a series for everyone but it's definitely a nice show worth checking out if you enjoy suspense and mysteries. It isn't a particular strong mystery show as much of its revelations are information they don't really give out but characters now, but a fun show to watch regardless.
Rokka No Yuusha gets an 8.5/10. I won't give it the Woof seal of approval but definitely give it whatever comes below it. Maybe the Woof seal of 'one of the top three shows this season'. Yes let's call it that.
There being two fakes is hilarious. It's obviously Maura. I like the design of the new one being ugly in the sense that of course the hot bunny girl was a trap and instead you're stuck with the reality of this overweight girl traveling with you instead.
Another aspect of this episode I liked is that it made clear why Adlet is the leader of the group, and it's not just because he's the main character. He was the one who gave the kill order at the end. Small moments like those help solidify the group dynamics.
Final felt kinda anti-climactic, but the rapist Anna parts were funny as usual. The series as a whole was a lot of fun to watch and will be missed this fall.
