Went back to that scene and it seems you're indeed right.
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Going back to Xam'd after 6 months with no recap might not have been the brightest idea as I have even less idea of what's going on then when I dropped it first time.
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Summer Anime 2016 |OT| Makes Me Happy When Skies Are Grey
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Went back to that scene and it seems you're indeed right.
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Going back to Xam'd after 6 months with no recap might not have been the brightest idea as I have even less idea of what's going on then when I dropped it first time.
phoenix296
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Yea! Kelsey is even serving Japanese food on the beach. So cultured for Americans.
What are you talking about! Some of the best CG in the industry!
hosannainexcelsis
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Omori carrying the Manglobe curse with him.
It's actually explained in the LN. I doubt this part will get animated considering where we're at now.
Ikta gives the blueprints to a scientist in the military and has him request that his unit get the first shipment. They have no idea it's from Anarai and the random scientist gets all the credit
Aaronrules380
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Makes sense, since it did seem to be implied that they made the prototypes themselves based on Anarai's research
Turin Turambar
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... I know what rifling is.
Aaronrules380
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Then I don't get why you think it's ridiculous, since this was pretty much exactly how much rifling improved accuracy over muskets when introduced
Turin Turambar
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Just because something is explained doesn't mean it isn't deus ex machina. The fact he happened to have access to ready-to-use revolutionary inventions done by geniuses previously not known or distributed to most of the world at his disposal if he needed an extra boost is pretty awfully convenient.
names2hard4you
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Recap episode for 91 Days? This can't be 1-cour right?
Dedication Through Light
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Many 1 cour shows have recap episodes.
I really don't feel like it's a Deus Ex machina when it was established from the beginning that Ikta was the pupil of a genius scientist.
Yes, we didn't know he got the necessary information and had the rifles made, but I find it completely plausible given everything we knew about him, his past, his connections, and the world.
hosannainexcelsis
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It is. Productions don't normally resort to recap episodes because of intentional planning, but because otherwise they would have nothing ready to air that week.
The finale better not be BD only or something like Sakomoto was.
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
So wait, its actually a new series and not an english name change?
Think localization like Magical Doremi or Card Captors
Joe Molotov
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Theonik
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Basically English license acquired years ago and stuck in limbo with tonnes of name changes over the years. Done by a traditional 'anime for kids' brands. Basically name changes, script alterations, deleted episodes and shuffling into a 'new show' Netflix was looking for original kid's programming. Saved the basically dead project by funding it to be completed getting exclusive rights to it and calling it a 'Netflix Original'. Actual product is as much of a mess as one would expect given that history and basically exists out of pure contractual obligation.
I started it when it was still airing after finishing HeartCatch due to a watchbet with Envelope. Kinda fell into the wayside. Wasn't really feeling it.
This will probably turn into a debate about what is a deus ex machina and what is not but from what I know a deus ex machina is not only supposed to be sudden but is also used to solve a hopeless situation. In this case there was no hopeless situation, Ikta could just have fought the battle using his regular troops and skills and win with a lot of casualties instead of clearing the place in an hour.
In fact, I think the whole purpose of that skirmish was to show the rifles so they don't feel like a deus ex machina in the future real battle.
In the LN,
at a certain point, he receives a letter from Anarai to release 1 thing from Anarai's Box. It's a way to keep the war even and for it not to escalate too much towards one side. He doesn't have full unrestricted access to everything
Kuromukuro 21
Holy shit now this is how you start the final trek of a series
NCR Redslayer
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Oh- oh no.
They are still doing that today?
Seriously, is that Don Orco's only diet? It's like he's eating fancy rare steak every single day, lol
Anarais Box was definitely mentioned, as well as the matter of keeping the balance. Not sure about
the letter
Anyway, I think things have been justified and implied enough, to make what happened in the episode completely plausible.
Saban definitely is!
This was your punishment for not finishing Smile.
Lily the best.
phoenix296
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Puppies and kittens.
Glitter Force S2 8
Whew, I was worried they'd cut the robot episode. That was the most important and best episode of the series by far. Just as glorious in English as it was in Japanese. Chloe continues to prove she's the best both by piloting Robo-Lucky and being wary of the inevitable robot takeover.
Oh wow the Brian episode was skipped too. I think that makes three Kelsey episodes skipped in total. Someone at Saban must really hate Sunny.
Whew, I was worried they'd cut the robot episode. That was the most important and best episode of the series by far. Just as glorious in English as it was in Japanese. Chloe continues to prove she's the best both by piloting Robo-Lucky and being wary of the inevitable robot takeover.
Oh wow the Brian episode was skipped too. I think that makes three Kelsey episodes skipped in total. Someone at Saban must really hate Sunny.
Theonik
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The goldmine has dried out so the same people are still doing it but they can't afford to do it at quite the same scale as their glory days. This is Saban of Power Rangers fame)
Literally Satan.
names2hard4you
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Ugh. Here's hoping it doesn't throw the entire show off. It has been excellent up to now.
Fate/Zero 12-15
Wow. A dogfight out of a Macross in F/Z. This was so unpredictable and so damn exciting. The action in the series continues to amaze me. Furthermore, even more good Saber scenes and Caster is finally out of the game. Kirei seems to have been developed to a proper villain now, Toshaka is as good as dead. And poor Kariya's life is pure suffering.
Glitter Force S2 9
A student council election where candidates are seriously running on the premise of ending homework, video games and comics in all classrooms, cake for everyone, and 3-day school weeks. More or less realistic than the 2016 US presidential election? Lol at Ulric demanding a recount at the end. #GlitterBreeze2016.
A student council election where candidates are seriously running on the premise of ending homework, video games and comics in all classrooms, cake for everyone, and 3-day school weeks. More or less realistic than the 2016 US presidential election? Lol at Ulric demanding a recount at the end. #GlitterBreeze2016.
nintendoman58
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Oh right. THAT episode. Hmmm...maybe I'll give that Glitter Force episode a watch.
Do they play the theme song like in the Japanese version?
I see that cheesy editing is still there, just not as prevalent like Ocean Group DBZ or 4Kids Yu-Gi-Oh.
ColossalLazy
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Kuromukuro 18
Good breather episode. The cast interactions are so good.
Good breather episode. The cast interactions are so good.
Glitter Force S2 11
With this Cinderella episode, I'm reminded that Precure has a proud tradition of Cinderella episodes. Mofuderella may have been the best Cinderella, but Reika/Chloe is the best prince. Everyone wants her. And I'm reminded that Miyuki became Cinderella twice. Too bad Emily probably won't get the chance.
With this Cinderella episode, I'm reminded that Precure has a proud tradition of Cinderella episodes. Mofuderella may have been the best Cinderella, but Reika/Chloe is the best prince. Everyone wants her. And I'm reminded that Miyuki became Cinderella twice. Too bad Emily probably won't get the chance.
Real F/Z starts only now.Fate/Zero 16
Brutal and unfair.
Watched in the Grand Rex's big auditorium :
Accel World Infinite Burst : Garbage. I don't know anything about that series, and the first half was an awful recap which didn't help me in any way to understand the nonsensical VR setting and story. Characters and art are trash as well. It just makes SAO look good. What followed in the second half wasn't any better, but I got some Nozomu Abe action goodness I guess??? Also the movie used a 16:9 aspect ratio and everything looked blurry on the large screen.
Kizumonogatari Nekketsu-hen : At least, this was damn good, I liked it over the first movie. It had better pacing, the lack of narration didn't bother me (it was kind of confusing to me in the first movie), everything is already set up and I enjoyed all the three fights as well as the usual banter between Araragi and Hanekawa. Of course, it still looked amazing. Can't wait for the last part in January.
Accel World Infinite Burst : Garbage. I don't know anything about that series, and the first half was an awful recap which didn't help me in any way to understand the nonsensical VR setting and story. Characters and art are trash as well. It just makes SAO look good. What followed in the second half wasn't any better, but I got some Nozomu Abe action goodness I guess??? Also the movie used a 16:9 aspect ratio and everything looked blurry on the large screen.
Kizumonogatari Nekketsu-hen : At least, this was damn good, I liked it over the first movie. It had better pacing, the lack of narration didn't bother me (it was kind of confusing to me in the first movie), everything is already set up and I enjoyed all the three fights as well as the usual banter between Araragi and Hanekawa. Of course, it still looked amazing. Can't wait for the last part in January.
Admiral Woofington
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Nejimaki 8
I mean a fantastic episode. Ikta was amazing.
But god dammit the whole episode I was bothered by the cartoony fucking death flags. They need to drop that shit.
I mean a fantastic episode. Ikta was amazing.
But god dammit the whole episode I was bothered by the cartoony fucking death flags. They need to drop that shit.
nintendoman58
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I'm not going to deny that Accel World falls into typical LN garbage here and there, but the TV series is leagues better than SAO ever was. This statement is kind of ridiculous since you based it off of what you got from a recap, which obviously wouldn't have the detail that the TV series had.
Sounds great.
Awesome and nice to hear that you liked it more than the first one. I thought that they may leave the last battle for the final part, but it makes more sense to have all the duels in one movie, so good to hear that too.
ColossalLazy
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Kuromukuro 19-20
The whole rescue arc was so good. Also the aliens mystery is slowly being revealed, although the most important question havent been answered.
But now shit gets real. Cant wait for the next episodes.
The whole rescue arc was so good. Also the aliens mystery is slowly being revealed, although the most important question havent been answered.
But now shit gets real. Cant wait for the next episodes.
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