2013-05-10, 00:31 | Link #1841 |
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Well well be prepared, we get possibly another death flag for Shoko
There will be special event for Valvrave on Sep 29th, with almost all the casts and singers confirmed to attend (LOL look at the price, 6666 yen! ) www.valvrave.com 日時 : 2013年9月29日(日) 17 時開場 / 18時開演予定 場所 : パシフィコ横浜 国立大ホール(横浜市西区みなとみらい1-1-1) 出演 : 【CAST】 逢坂良太、木村良平、戸松 遥、小野友樹、茅野愛衣、 中村悠一、寿 美菜子、悠木 碧、福山 潤 小野大輔、水樹奈々 ほか 【ARTIST】 T.M.Revolution×水樹奈々、angela、ELISA(敬称略) チケット料金 : 6,666円(税込) 発売 : Blu-ray&DVD「革命機ヴァルヴレイヴ」第1巻(6/26 発売) または第2巻(7/24 発売)の完全生産限定版をご購入いただいた方を対象に、 先行優先販売受付を行います。 (受付期間 : 2013年6月26日(水) 10:00 ~ 8月6日(火) 18:00) お問合せ : ホットスタッフ・プロモーション 03-5720-9999 (平日15:00~18:00/土・日・祝は除く) Recognize someone missing? It's Shoko's VA, Asami Seto. She isn't on the list. Here some of comments from Japanese's VVV forum: - Def. suspicious, yes there are some VA missing and there "etc" written, but Shoko is heroine. Her VA's name should be there. Is this means Shoko gonna die? The event will be on Sep 29th, after the season 1 ends after all. - Since when the VA not attending event means the character will die? Probably just schedule problems. - No way, there many more seasoned VAs will attend, why Seto Asami who is still a rookie has schedule problem. Ohsaka Ryota also a rookie yet there he is. Plus, it's still 4 more months for goodness sake, how could there be schedule problem that far away? And before this, she always invited to any VVV's events, with Ohsaka san (Haruto) and Kimura san (L-11). -Let's see, the ones missing are: Shoko's VA, Misato Fukuen (Marie), Hiroyuki Yoshino (Yusuke the nerd), Miyano mamoru (H-Neun), Yoshimasa Hosoya (X-Eins), Kaji Yuki (Q-Vier). They all gonna die? And I guess they still keep pink twin-tailed girl's VA a secret. - Seto, Fukuen, Yoshino are in the same management. But Nana Mizuki and Nakamura Yuuichi also, yet they're in the attendant list. -Chihayafuru event maybe? After all Chihaya, Taichi, Arata all missing here. But Ai Kayano (Aina) is there so I wonder. - Hikz, I thought being a radio MC with Ohsaka san (Haruto) will make her save? All in all, VVV proven to be a very enjoyable ride to Japanese too, if just this event news can make such uproar among viewers Last edited by vanca; 2013-05-10 at 01:13. |
2013-05-10, 00:34 | Link #1842 | |
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Holy crap was it difficult finding this episode without the lagging.
Anyway, after this whole past week of "gloom and doom" predictions from the fandom I was actually surprised by how mundane the real conflict was. Basically it was the usual high school upper vs. lower classmen beef with a pinch of survival drama. Maybe if the weather problems had lasted longer (or more attention had been given to the issue of time in general) it would have felt more dire. But obviously the writer isn't interested in going there yet. Glad there was some logic behind Shoko's singing and that she wasn't just doing it for the sake of randomness. Though it probably would've been better to just recommend exercise (also insulating a few rooms wouldn't have hurt). Still, she's obviously still learning. They all are. Quote:
Anyway, one thing I like about the Saki/Haruto/Shoko triangle is that neither girl seems to be going out of their way to rib the other over jealousy. I'm glad the two tried to back each other up when Takahi and co. tried to pull rank. Not sure about Saki's action at the end though. Sometimes I wonder if there isn't some sort of thrill element to her interest in Haruto (she was a little too happy about their discovery). Don't mind that she goes after she wants but making her this physically forward seems to set some negative flags in anime fandom I notice. |
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As for Saki, I've been suspicious of her for a long time. There's just something weird about her suddenly being interested in Haruto when they barely notice her. Plus the coldness that she has about her, and the way she said she was used to violence makes me think she has some dark elements to her backstory.
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2013-05-10, 00:53 | Link #1844 |
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I hope Shoko doesn't die. If anything I would take that with a grain of salt as they seem to enjoy trolling us with twists so far.
Or he just found it, it was mentioned that they're far too advanced even for the JIOR and seemed alien. |
2013-05-10, 01:01 | Link #1846 |
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You know, if I were living under the oppression of Space Nazi Germany and couldn't leave my house without fear of being shot, and some dumb kids from my country who managed to escape sent out of a video of them fucking around and being safe and happy, I wouldn't exactly feel better about my current situation at all.
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2013-05-10, 01:08 | Link #1847 |
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A few general observations after Episode 5:
1. I'm pleasantly surprised that the (predictable/realistic) repercussions of breaking a module off from a Dyson Sphere was tackled this episode. I honestly thought they'd just hand-wave that away entirely. So even though the way they handled it might not be entirely accurate to real world science, I appreciate how they're at least trying to have a semblance of believability to this show. 2. While practical problems with the student government setup was explored in this episode, the overall vibe still struck me as being supportive of Shouko and her decision. In other words, yeah, these students are a motley crew indeed, but through guts and professional otaku know-how (lol ) they're going to make their cute, little nation-state a success! Hey, they're still internet celebrities, and that's clearly what counts most in this show, lol. And hey, even ARUS cares about them! - i.e. "Even the United States cares about us independent Japanese kids, and is supporting our liberty and freedom and independence! Those mean, grouchy, old geezer Arus politicians have no choice but to support us!" 3. With No. 2 in mind, this student government makes me think of Guilty Crown's student government crossed with Summer Wars' heavy internet-focus and general idealism. 4. Saki is either a Space Vampire who is relieved to find another Space Vampire that she can enjoy a beautiful, intense, and private romance with... or she's just a sophisticated girl with a somewhat dark past that likes alpha males and has correctly pegged Haruto as one. In any event, I currently find Saki-Haruto more interesting than Shouko-Haruto. 5. On the whole, Episode 5 was pretty fun. I hope to see more mecha action in next week's episode though.
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2013-05-10, 01:32 | Link #1852 | |
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on the hand.. have you ever watched another Sunrise mecha show called Zegapain? remember what happened Spoiler:
maybe it's something like that?
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2013-05-10, 01:33 | Link #1853 | |
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2013-05-10, 01:34 | Link #1854 | |
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Singing! And now Badass Haruto because Saki made him into a man! But wait... If L-Elf is a man than what could Shoko even do with him... Unless she somehow can turn him into Kenshiro by copying Saki. ... Nahhhhh... That would be crazy if he started going "Atatatatatatatatata-Wata~!". |
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2013-05-10, 01:36 | Link #1855 |
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Oh yeah, and I have to echo this question. What's up with Saki biting Takahi? She seemed to think something would happen. Further hint that she's familiar with Haruto's condition? I mean she can't be silly enough to think simply being around him will give her the same ability.
Hope or not, they definitely could've toned down the sugar in that song. I don't blame A-Drei and Q-Vier for their reactions at all. |
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Haruto, Error-Elf and herself are the only ones in that school who know the most right now.
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2013-05-10, 01:43 | Link #1858 | |
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The only ones who seemed to be doing anything of substance was the ones who were helping with washing, the ones clearing rubble, and the student council. Unfortunately like I said, the student council is not enforcing crap. It's only been a week so right now everyone is still on Cloud 9, but let's say 3 weeks go by, a month? I don't think these kids can last under these conditions. Unless they do as you say and step up and create some form of government that the rest of the student body will adhere to (which I doubt since there really aren't any effective consequences that teens can give other teens without this getting really dark), they are going to be their own undoing.
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People can say what they will about Haruto, but the guy gets things done. He's in there, he's involved, he's certainly no Shinji Ikari. He even tried to break up the female characters fighting amongst themselves in this episode. Deep down inside, he still thinks of himself as a monster, but he still struggles on, trying to support everyone as best as he can. Yes, it's not hard to see why Saki would find him inspirational. I also think Saki now sees a commonality between her and Haruto - Both of them have dark secrets and personal regrets, but try their best to help others in spite of it (as Saki did with her singing in this episode). Haruto expressing deep regret this episode makes Saki even more aware of how they're kindred spirits. Hence, her becoming suddenly overcome with passion, and choosing to kiss him.
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Let's just say that someone like Lacus (the last mecha idol character I've seen) could sing rings around her.
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