grandjedi6
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Toonami |Nov14| Brought Final Act to Toonami
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Sure as hell looks like it...
Schadenfreude
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I love how active Mike has become in the wake of the Final Actathon. Inuyasha-GAF is back and better than ever.
BassForever
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We ain't got time for that crap we have to cover like 15 chapters worth of content in one 20 minutes episode.
Honestly i don't think the series has any kind of recap, and honestly if the first episode does have 2-5 minute recap it'll make the pacing of the first episode even crazier o.o
My memory of things is that there is not.
It's basically akin to starting Inuyasha at episode 168.
BassForever
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I mean if you want to sure, I can give you a quick recap so you can understand what is basically going on, but as Metatron said you're jumping into a series basically half way though. InuYasha is very repetitive so in a sense even though you've missed a lot if you understand the basic concept of the show it's very easy to pick up what's going on.
Schadenfreude
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Guys, just watch Final Act. Our Inuyasha mega fan already made a super cool post with a bunch of info and even if you didn't see it, then there's not really a lot you missed. It's not like there's a lot of super intricate plotlines in Inuyasha.
Nope then. Nooope.
Doctor Decimate
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Previously:
73: Darkness on Umbara
Were not done with Krell yet in episode 74 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. His unit, the 501st Legion, remains under heavy fire, only now they face another threat: Umbaran ships. Obi-Wan calls to inform Krell that an airbase near their position is causing problems for the entire invasion, as its ships are resupplying the troops at the capital. Krell vows to capture it. After retreating and regrouping, reconnaissance reveals that the airbase is heavily fortified. The only obvious route to the base is along a narrow gorge that will force the clones to travel close together. Rex suggests sending scouts to look for a more secure path, but Krell says that Obi-Wan is counting on them to capture the base as quickly as possible; they dont have time to search for another route.
At the opening to the gorge, Rex reveals the plan to the troops, who are unhappy with the decision. After their disastrous attack on the capitals roads, the clones have no faith in Krells strategies and reference his clear disregard for their lives. The only ones who support Krells plan are Hardcase, who thinks it might be fun because it will give him some things to shoot at, and Dogma, who agrees that there is no time for recon. Rex compares Krells unorthodox methods to Anakin, but Fives draws a distinction between the two: Anakin was always in the front with his men, while Krell leads from the safety of the back. He mentions that despite Krells status as a war hero, he has the highest number of casualties by far. Eventually they realize they dont have much of a choice and continue with the plan, moral at an all-time low. Along the way, a massive centipede robot emerges from the ground because the Umbarans are creepy bastards, with guns mounted everywhere on it.
After many deaths, the clones realize that the head of the centipede is ray-shielded and can only be harmed by explosions as a result. As more emerge, they manage to take one down with a rocket launcher. Rex orders the clones to regroup in an area that forms a bottleneck, and to plant many bombs at the entrance. They act as bait to the get the centipedes to come for them and detonate the bombs, destroying the rest. Victory is short-lived, however, as the clones soon encounter walking tanks that force them into a retreat. As is typical, Krell is displeased with this and barks orders to continue the assault at Rex from the safety of a ridge overlooking the gorge. A clone asks if the other platoons should go in to provide reinforcements, and Krell says that he hasnt given the order yet.
After dragging the wounded to an isolated area (and shooting away the flying scavengers from last episode), Rex orders the assault to continue, much to the chagrin of the other clones. Rockets prove ineffective against the tanks, so Rex formulates a plan: send Fives and Hardcase to infiltrate the airbase and steal weaponry to use against the tanks. Krell is against this plan and orders the remaining troops to attack the tanks head-on or Rex will be relieved of duty; Rex resigns himself to the attack, trying to hold out as long as possible. We cut to Fives and Hardcase. Before they arrive at the bases electrified gate, Hardcase hilariously reveals that hes so hyperactive because his growth chamber had a leak in it. Fives lays charges around the base of a tree near the fence as Hardcase climbs it, grumbling about how theyre sneaking around instead of shooting. He manages to descend a branch down into the base, with Fives not far behind. Fives is attacked by one of the flying creatures, which Hardcase silently kills by spearing it with the grappling hook on his gun.
As Fives and Hardcase go deeper into the base, they detonate the charges on the tree in order to create a distraction. The Umbarans abandon their posts to run to where they believe the attack will come from; the two clones use this opportunity to commandeer two of their fighters. But because the technology is so foreign, they have some trouble getting them under control. In an amusing reversal, Hardcase is scared as he tries to pilot a fighter while Fives laughs like a maniac, even firing at some of the Umbarans while his ship is upside down. They manage to destroy the remaining fighters before the Umbarans can board them and fly off, rather shakily, to lend support to Rex. The fighters destroy the tanks, and Krell gives the order to the troops in reserve to assist in taking the airbase. Theres a really fucking cheesy zoom in on Krells eye as it reflects a bunch of fire. In his debriefing, Rex informs Krell that many men died to take the airbase, and Krell simply says that it is the cost of victory, and he hopes Rex will realize that someday. "NO YOU," says Fives.
The strength of this episode compared to the last one is that Krell isn't necessarily wrong. I mean yeah, he's still clearly a dick who's going about this the wrong way, but he's right when he says that Obi-Wan is counting on them to do things as quickly as they can. He has a reason for his methods here. And on top of that, we get a great look at the clones' ingenuity as they deal with different Umbaran threats using different strategies. Apart from some on-the-nose moments at the end, I think this is the best Clone Wars episode yet. I like the way it shows the clones' growing discontent and the way they adapt to situations quite cleverly. Umbaran technology is still pleasantly weird, too; the novelty of the situation hasn't worn off.
Grade: A
RadioHeadAche
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How long is Final Act?
26 episodes.
RadioHeadAche
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Not bad.
Imperial Bishop
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Sword Art Online II - Episode 19
I'm not going to lie. This episode was actually....pretty damn......good?
There were actually some interesting developments happening that didn't put me to sleep.
Well...damn.
I'm not going to lie. This episode was actually....pretty damn......good?
There were actually some interesting developments happening that didn't put me to sleep.
Well...damn.
BassForever
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The first half of the show was stupid, the only good part was the fight at the end
How many episodes/chapters does the original series cover?
356 chapters in 167 episodes.
Looks like about 355.
BassForever
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167 episodes that covered 356 manga chapters, 40 of those episodes are filler so really it's 127 episodes to cover 356 manga chapters
Schadenfreude
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Imperial Bishop
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It wasn't that bad.
Asuna's mom is a stuck-up bitch,
BassForever
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Except he didn't mention anything about the filler, Mike's numbers would lead you to believe the original anime was adapating the manga at a pace of about 2 chapters per 1 episode when in reality it was more like 3 chapters per 1 episode, it's a BIG difference Schadenfreude
Edit; MikeMyers has that Final Act pacing speed
Imperial Bishop
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Pacing that fast is probably going to be a mess on the content though. o.0
Guess I'll find out tonight.
Guess I'll find out tonight.
Actually, I've stated quite publicly I post on pojo.
This show was so fucking good.
Doctor Decimate
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from what little i've seen, i think the series exists more to tie up loose ends than anything else.
though the main storyline itself in InuYasha could probably stand some cuts since it tends to meander so it's probably not as bad as it sounds.
Final Act is a happy coincidence since it starts right around the point where the manga stops wandering around and gets to business.
That's the difference between Canon and Non-Canon Inuyasha. You know its canon when they are either fighting Naraku or wandering around post fighting Naraku. When they are getting stuff done it's often in a Non-Canon episode.
That's the difference between Canon and Non-Canon Inuyasha. You know its canon when they are either fighting Naraku or wandering around post fighting Naraku. When they are getting stuff done it's often in a Non-Canon episode.
What /is/ that show
It looks like a show based on the Harvest Sprites from Harvest Moon.
BassForever
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Humanity Has Declined is the name of the series, it's an adaptation of a series of light novel books
Humanity Has Declined, or Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita.
Doctor Decimate
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Here's my take on InuYasha:
InuYasha is sort of like a Western cartoon. You have your main group, you have your main villain, you have the villain's henchmen, and you have a plot involving the defeat of the main villain that advances very slowly because there's a ton of one-off adventures in-between. It's very easy to jump into with minimal knowledge of past events.
InuYasha is sort of like a Western cartoon. You have your main group, you have your main villain, you have the villain's henchmen, and you have a plot involving the defeat of the main villain that advances very slowly because there's a ton of one-off adventures in-between. It's very easy to jump into with minimal knowledge of past events.
Imperial Bishop
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Things I like about Inuyasha as a whole.
1. It does emotional scenes really well.
2. Naraku.
3. It looks really good most of the time. The budget does go up for big and important episodes but unlike something like Naruto the baseline episodes still look good.
4. The ending is excellent.
5. It has the best ending songs in all of anime.
1. It does emotional scenes really well.
2. Naraku.
3. It looks really good most of the time. The budget does go up for big and important episodes but unlike something like Naruto the baseline episodes still look good.
4. The ending is excellent.
5. It has the best ending songs in all of anime.
Gucci Messiah
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This Boondocks episode is great
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