2012-12-20, 18:34 | Link #3281 | |
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Miho is not confused because she didn't know what to do; she is confused in trying to decide which is the best course of action; her old life, or a new path she strikes out with her new comrades.
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2012-12-20, 18:38 | Link #3282 |
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I am glad that Hana's storyline from a few weeks ago was followed up on, as was Mako's. Basically everyone's family is to some degree okay with what they're doing now, save for Miho's, which will have to be discussed in a few months. The only one I'm curious about is Saori. We know she's a friend of Hana's, and she got her license (off screen), but she's still mostly been defined by her desire to get a boyfriend. Being able to see some of her family would be nice, and would complete the rounding off of the main characters. |
2012-12-20, 18:48 | Link #3283 | |||||
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We actually get a lot of information about the characters, but it tends to be a lot more understated than you'd see elsewhere. For example, how many viewers managed to catch that Hana is a glutton who eats twice as much as the other characters? On a similar note, we do get pretty strong impressions of what Team Rabbit or Team Duck is like even if we don't know all that much about them as individuals. I could say the same for Team Pravda as a whole as well. Quote:
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2012-12-20, 18:58 | Link #3284 |
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Just as another example of Miho compromising her past training, she deliberately didn't say anything when the gamers showed up. Had she still remained at Black Forest, she would have bluntly told them that they can't possible fight in the Finals as amateurs. That they could get in the way.
Miho just grinned sheepishly and let them participate, because they were so happy at being able to pilot tanks for the first time. They were having FUN. And Miho doesn't want to get in the way of that. Miho is new to the idea of Senshado that's played for pleasure, and she is trying to follow that concept the best she can. While still trying to win of course.
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2012-12-20, 19:11 | Link #3286 | |
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In my case I'm really happy that they put the effort into part of what the show is about: Tanks. I didn't expect much and be baited by the tanks and would end up watching one of hundreds of generic shows trying the same bait-and-switch formula ending up as another cute girls doing cute things. For a 1-cour anime, I think they struck a nice balance as for the development of some of the main characters and the tank action and world setting. |
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2012-12-20, 19:13 | Link #3287 | |
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The main theme with Miho, is for her to find out if this "play for fun" school of thought is truly valid against the overwhelming forces of her past life.
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2012-12-20, 19:16 | Link #3288 | |
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2012-12-20, 19:21 | Link #3289 | |
Kubo GO TO HELL
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2012-12-20, 19:31 | Link #3290 | |||||
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She doesn't even have a voice actress. But we can still get a good sense of what's going on (or what's not going on ) inside her head.
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2012-12-20, 19:35 | Link #3291 | ||
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As for the tank action, I still like it despite certain unbelievable elements (such as ignoring impacts that would cause outright significantly serious concussive injuries if it happened in reality, carbon lining or not). |
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2012-12-20, 19:37 | Link #3292 | |
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it is just to "fill in" but she is so adorable I hope and wonder if there will be Omake with it
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2012-12-20, 19:39 | Link #3293 |
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I just have this to say: Why not just wait for the Extras to see what development we see with the rest of the cast? Most likely that's where we'll have something for the other girls.
It depends. We know that they're using special rounds which most likely would not have as much force as regular military rounds. |
2012-12-20, 19:43 | Link #3295 | |
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2012-12-20, 19:55 | Link #3296 | ||||||
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Yes, I understand that. But even so, it's stressing my suspension of dis-belief. Maybe my kindergarten analogy wasn't good enough. How about, it's like she's taking them to the amusement park to ride the bumper cars? But these aren't bumper cars. They are tanks with real ammunition. While playing in bumper cars, it's pretty hard to get hurt. But in the game they are playing, you could get killed. She just doesn't seem to take it seriously enough. Perhaps it's an adverse reaction from her last battle as a Black Forest member.
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Although that is true, it doesn't lessen the fact that they are getting very jostled around, and landing upside down doesn't look like all that much fun. They can't all be getting out of those tanks after each battle as fresh as daisies with no battle damage, whatsoever. |
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They're not real ammunition, they don't cause casuality for tank crew, they can't be killed by just shot, useless they fall to river or cliff (real world sport accidents can cause death too), but in that situation no matter you in bumper car or tank, you may be dead. So it is still sport, and girls are playing.
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2012-12-20, 20:23 | Link #3298 | ||||
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Pardon my lack of military knowledge. From what I understand, they are not blanks, which I understand to mean that when fired, no projectile gets emitted from the shell. When they fire these cannons, some kind of projectile gets emitted which can then hit another tank, or the ground, or perhaps Miho when she's sticking her head out.
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2012-12-20, 20:31 | Link #3299 | |
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2012-12-20, 20:41 | Link #3300 | |
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