Crunchyroll Terraformars [Archive]

Jetzero Infinity

2014-02-07, 18:18

The domain name Terraformars.tv (http://who.is/whois/terraformars.tv)has been registered and Young Jump is having a big announcement for the series next week so I think it's fairly safe to say it;s getting an anime adaption. If not feel free to delete this thread.

http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130107175514/terraformars/images/c/cb/Main.png

Since it's a pretty big manga in Japan I'm curious to see if it'll end up being another Attack on Titan in terms of scale (though hopefully the animation budget is handled better:heh:). Also curious who'll animate it and if they'll tone down the roaches a bit.

Hoping Sunrise does it.:)

Jetzero Infinity

2014-02-13, 07:46

Official confirmation for the anime: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-13/terra-formars-sci-fi-manga-gets-tv-and-video-anime

Looks like we'll be getting both a TV series and OVA's. My guess is the TV series will be based off Bugs III since that's where the story really starts and the OVA's will cover the Bugs I & II prequel arcs.

Jetzero Infinity

2014-03-21, 19:27

First PV is out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ7HkhTmTDs&feature=youtu.be

bastek66

2014-03-21, 22:10

Announced figma of cockrach
http://i.imgur.com/JsUeIdAl.jpg (http://imgur.com/JsUeIdA)

Nachtwandler

2014-04-26, 04:41

Staff and cast announced: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-26/hidenobu-kiuchi-tomokazu-sugita-lead-terra-formars-ova-cast

Strange choice of the studio but overall not bad

MisaoFan

2014-07-25, 04:00

According to the official website, here's the list of channels (http://terraformars.tv/onair/index.html) it'll air.

Jetzero Infinity

2014-07-26, 22:16

New trailer for the OVAs with a teaser for the TV series at the end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWc7aVFe2sY

Jetzero Infinity

2014-08-02, 08:03

Starts September 26th on Tokyo MX (https://twitter.com/newsmangajapon/status/495489719879233536)

Jetzero Infinity

2014-09-04, 06:45

More cast members:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-03/koji-yusa-akira-ishida-join-terra-formars-anime-cast/.78378

Koji Yusa as Adolf Reinhard
Akira Ishida as Joseph
Unshou Ishizuka as Sylvester
Tetsuo Komura as Liu Yiwu
Ayane Sakura as Eva Frost
Kenji Akabane as Ivan Perepelkina
Romi Park as Elena Perepelkina
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Shichisei Hiruma

Cloudedmind

2014-09-24, 17:11

Terraformars picked up by Crunchyroll for worldwide streaming ex. Japan. Source (http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-867961/new-fall-titles-terraformars)

Jetzero Infinity

2014-09-26, 12:22

First episode's up now. Pretty alright start though it looks like they'll most likely be rearranging some stuff from the manga so not sure how that'll go. Direction's pretty good though as expected.

The animation budget though...looks like we're in for another AoT like scenario though this time they aren't hiding it through stills:heh:

ookamigirl

2014-09-26, 12:31

#1

Hizamaru Akari vs a bear in a cage fight?!
Damn, that was just insane.
His drama wasn't that original, but was painful for him.
At least it explains how he got recruited.
Guess the point of first half was to get to know Hizamaru better.
But they are getting there slowly.
Still, the second half started to involve the Mars mission.
Team members were gathered,briefed & shipped off to Mars.
The adventure begins with episode 2.
Solid start.

Nvis

2014-09-26, 12:42

How many episodes? Possible anime ending is likely from the looks of the manga.

Dop

2014-09-26, 12:49

Adolf and Eva? Seriously???

Well, I'll probably give it a few more episodes for the story to kick off, but so far while it had some good parts I'm not won over.

AntonKutovoi

2014-09-26, 13:03

Episode had simply atrocious censorship. Visuals are not impressive either.

MisaoFan

2014-09-26, 13:13

I did watch the OVA before that. The only thing I hate is the terrible censorship in the early minutes but then since the level of gore was so extreme, I guess that's understandable, I just hope they lessen it as it goes on. The visuals look boring and trite (even though it's drawn realistically), there was too much dark colors and not enough rainbows to lighten it up. The story was okay, I did like the concept involving evolved superhumans fighting against cockroaches, I wanna see more of it, I even found the fights decent. Will give more episodes, since it did show some promise of being entertaining at best.

Stark700

2014-09-26, 13:16

The censoring was awful, on Tokyo Ghoul levels. Eh, it was an underwhelming episode imo but hopefully will get better.

kache

2014-09-26, 13:17

01

Meh. Story seems interesting, but the censorship is far too extended. There is no point watching this on air, same as Tokyo Ghoul.
Guess I'm gonna put it in PTW like TG and watch it when it's released in BD.

frodonk

2014-09-26, 14:19

I just can't let it go..

1. Looks like EVERYTHING hasn't advanced at all in 600 years, they're still using rockets to launch people to space, ROCKETS! and people still get rich because of OIL! an oil tycoon is still a valid occupation, 600 years into the future even when scientists nowadays aren't even sure we have sufficient supply of oil to last us 50 years!!! they're even using microphones that have been phased out years ago! yep, they even have our present day cleavage revealing business suits!!

2. Yes, looks like they've fixed global warming though, because north america's coastlines are still the same 600 years in the future.

3. Sure, I can understand why algae was the first organism from earth that was sent to mars, but where did all those water come from? AND WHY SEND COCKROACHES THERE? are they purposely trying to keep everyone off mars? most people don't even want to enter a room with a single cockroach in it, but they fill an entire planet with them? AND THEY MUTATED INTO SUPER MACHO HUMANOID COCKROACHES?!

aside from that, the premise is interesting, and we all know that we'll eventually see some pest extermination action on mars!

Nvis

2014-09-26, 14:29

3. Sure, I can understand why algae was the first organism from earth that was sent to mars, but where did all those water come from? AND WHY SEND COCKROACHES THERE? are they purposely trying to keep everyone off mars? most people don't even want to enter a room with a single cockroach in it, but they fill an entire planet with them? AND THEY MUTATED INTO SUPER MACHO HUMANOID COCKROACHES?!

Mars has water, just in ice form. As for why send the cockroaches, I have an idea, but maybe someone can clarify it better than me(ex. Fertilizer, warms the planet).

Shikijin

2014-09-26, 15:21

HandofFate

2014-09-26, 15:36

The character designs make me feel like vomiting, it just doesn't look good to me.

Flower

2014-09-26, 15:47

OVA and Ep 1

Yes, I watched both one after the other and ... well ... not really my cup of tea story wise. The censoring was pretty strong in the tv ep, but, oh well.

I may give this series another ep but at the moment I do not anticipate picking this one up.

Juicyyuuji

2014-09-26, 16:43

Fuck :frustrated: !feels like tokyo qhoul with all that censoring and being rushed as hell

thundrakkon

2014-09-26, 17:23

So far, I really like this series. I watched the OVA and episode 1. The tension and heaviness felt from the 2 episodes are awesome. If things pick up even further from here, this could be one of the best series this season. I'll have to wait and see how things go from here.

I'm considering avoiding this thread a couple of weeks, since it seems like the manga readers are starting to voice their concerns about the adaptation. Hopefully, it will die down by then.

FlareKnight

2014-09-26, 19:14

Well not a bad start. Somewhat worrying if they go overboard with the censorship though.

Not that attached to the main cast, but will see if some of them grow on me.

A decent strategy. Need to clear up this disease so need to get in that hostile place. Might as well send lunatics that you aren't overly going to miss to get the job done.

garbage

2014-09-26, 22:17

^ Then they discovered Aldnoah & decides to form their own empire :heh::D, using the cockroaches as foot soldiers , WAY TO GO!

hmm torn on this, watched both OVA & Ep1, seems interesting action wise but like Flower seems not my cup of tea, not to mention premiss is kind of insulting to the intellect (IMHO)... yeah here we are trying to exterminate pests so why not send some of them to mars so they can multiply.:uhoh:... on a very shaky scientific mumbo jumbo reasoning..... yeah I know action is where its at for this manga & show, still will probably pass.

Wandering Soul

2014-09-27, 00:01

It was an okay start. Other than the censoring and the the fact that the premise is kinda hard to swallow if you try analyzing it the episode was a decent start.

FlareKnight

2014-09-27, 00:55

Kopi

2014-09-27, 04:58

Not a strong start but I guess they just want to move quickly to the roaches fight scenes.

hamazura

2014-09-27, 05:02

worse than tokyo ghoul?
guess i will drop it immidiately.
manga is more than enough for me

Solace

2014-09-27, 06:28

I'm considering avoiding this thread a couple of weeks, since it seems like the manga readers are starting to voice their concerns about the adaptation. Hopefully, it will die down by then.

No concerns from me. This is pretty much exactly what I expected. I also have no plans on following it. It's way easier to just read the manga; you don't even need to understand Japanese. It's not like you'll be missing out on some kind of complex plot.

I will say that the censorship is a bit odd. But maybe they decided the bear fighting was more violent than giant roaches ripping people apart. :rolleyes:

Esclair

2014-09-27, 15:15

The only reason I'd have watched this was to see the action scenes getting animated in their full glory. How disappointing.

frodonk

2014-09-27, 15:52

They say in the manga that the plan was to heat up Mars using the moss, and the cockroaches were meant as fertilizer, plus they could also subsist on just moss... but yeah, your mind should not be bothered too much with such things. Scientifically this manga is not different from a Marvel superhero comics. The point is the action, the suspense, the larger-than-life characters, not the nitty gritty of physics, or how the world would look in 600 years.

Since I was already here, I thought I might as well point out my observations :D

I did say that what everyone is looking forward to are the man vs cockroach action, and not why people still wear the same clothes 600 years in the future :D

Cloudedmind

2014-09-27, 17:03

With only 12/13 episodes it was bound to be another TG, which is to say it may not end up being a bad adaptation per say, but pretty much any and all character development is about to get thrown out the window, and will just focus on fights. I'm pretty much here to watch it for that anyway. :P

Master_Yoma

2014-09-27, 20:51

Hmmm a weak start seems like there going to be a lot of bad censoring again and seem like there going to be a lot of Red Shirts in this

Rev Okkin

2014-09-28, 00:37

Well the censoring is fixed in the BD so I have no problems with it. When I watch anime, I judge the initial character designs, animation as well as how they handle the script.

That being said, it felt like a start to a Michael Bay film or something. It clearly reminded me of Armageddon, hiring macho guys, going off to space to save everyone back down on Earth. Now I ask, do I have to see the 2 OVA adapted before?

AjayLikesGaming

2014-09-28, 09:13

Quite enjoyed the first episode despite the absolutely abysmal censorship. At least you could tell what was happening in most parts of Tokyo Ghoul. This was something else entirely.

http://i.imgur.com/gvfF0o5.jpg

I mean, I think that's an arm?

I'm not familiar with the source material but given the length of this series, I'll probably read it all prior to watching the show. I made the mistake of reading Tokyo Ghoul's manga after watching the show and was very disappointed at how poorly the characters were developed in the show in comparison. Definitely don't want to make that mistake again.

Hopefully next week's episode will give a greater indication of what to expect from the series. It certainly seems like it has some promise.

Now I ask, do I have to see the 2 OVA adapted before?

From what I understand, the OVA covers the first 6 chapters of the manga and the show continues directly after.

Sheba

2014-09-28, 09:21

Now I ask, do I have to see the 2 OVA adapted before?

It shows you what happened during the Bugs-2 mission.

RoboMambo

2014-09-28, 13:44

This episode didn't do much for me, but I'd stick with because of the overdone violence. But not with this level of censorship.

I'll watch the ova at least.

Jerseykid

2014-09-28, 20:01

give me some good old fashion steam clouds instead of whatever they are doing these days.

kk2extreme

2014-09-28, 20:05

Why would they send just cockroach and algae in the first place? If someone want to terraform Mars, shouldn't they send the entire eco system on there?

Cloudedmind

2014-09-28, 20:35

Why would they send just cockroach and algae in the first place? If someone want to terraform Mars, shouldn't they send the entire eco system on there?

I don't think this necessarily counts as a spoiler but just in case. First you have to heat the planet up. The moss is being used to trap solar radiation to help heat the planet with the cockroaches acting as a sort of fertilizer when they die. They also of course eat the moss and help spread it. Terraforming Mars is a process that could centuries to millennia, and is a many step process. The moss and cockroaches were just step number one. Here's an article on just some of the things we'd need to do to even try terraforming Mar. http://science.howstuffworks.com/terraforming2.htm

Jagger

2014-10-02, 17:12

The premise of fighting mutated cockroaches is a bit ridiculous. But I like the show so far, looking forward to seeing more.

DragoonKain3

2014-10-02, 23:33

Damn, this got Akame ga Killed twice over in the first episode? I mean, I get Akari weeping for Yurika, but I think they're also implying Mr. Goatee also went the same situation as him? Welp, just like cockroaches, not touching this with a ten foot pole lol. XD

bastek66

2014-10-03, 05:51

Stark700

2014-10-03, 12:09

Well, these roaches got some brains

http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire3/2ca10c72f713012161d0d9b4e7cb1a731412356136_full.jp g

Jerseykid

2014-10-03, 12:37

All the women are suppose to be falling in love with our hero, not this captain loser.

ookamigirl

2014-10-03, 12:37

#2

More info about the virus.
The Mars mission objective revealed.
Get the virus samples..
That sounds so simple, doesn't it?
It would've been if there weren't for those roaches.
The atmosphere on the ship sure was interesting.
Sheila - Captain crush was fun ^^
It definitely lightened the mood.
OMG! How?! Guess they had some on board.
The revenge of the roaches began even before they landed.
Guess they are pretty smart too.

zztop

2014-10-03, 13:11

"Get your filthy feelers off me, you damn dirty roaches!!!":mad:

I predict this line shall be used at some point in the show.

Gundamx

2014-10-03, 13:29

normally people but blu-ray for uncensored ecchi scene but now people will buy blu-ray version for uncensored gore scene

Flower

2014-10-03, 13:32

Hrm ... well. After ep 2 I think that this series is indeed not really the sort of thing I'd be interested in.

Ah well. :)

Dop

2014-10-03, 13:34

Nope, I'm out. Gore bores me at the best of time, but heavily censored gore bores me more.

Faerie

2014-10-03, 13:44

Where is my gore? No, seriously. What the hell are broadcasters thinking? First Tokyo Ghoul, now this one. What is up with absurd over the top censorship completely ruining broadcasts these days?
Why even pick up a show when you're just going to make it unwatcheable? Smh.

It seems to be a fairly interesting one too, so far... :(

AntonKutovoi

2014-10-03, 13:44

The second episode of Terra Formars was OK... till cockroaches appeared. Then it became something between atrocious and hilarious.

Fellen

2014-10-03, 13:45

I just watched episode 1 and 2 in a row. The animation was quite nice and fluid. I did actually find this to be interesting (as long as you don't think too much about the SCIENCE) the characters were quite entertaining and while it had some comedic moments it still managed to keep that heavy atmosphere. My biggest complaint though which i'm sure most will agree with is the censoring thanks to which i had almost no idea as to what was going on at times.

zztop

2014-10-03, 14:00

My biggest complaint though which i'm sure most will agree with is the censoring thanks to which i had almost no idea as to what was going on at times.

Do Japanese broadcasting laws normally require this level of violence to be censored at all times?
Or is this intentional on the animator's behalf?

Fellen

2014-10-03, 14:04

Do Japanese broadcasting laws normally require this level of violence to be censored at all times?
Or is this intentional on the animator's behalf?
Budget cuts. No really they might be using this as an excuse to not animate some things. Although the more likely answer is that some broadcasting stations in Japan don't allow such levels of violence.

Jagger

2014-10-03, 16:02

foxbox360

2014-10-03, 16:06

The show has a Gantz or Attack on titan vibe which I like. But the author really shot himself in the foot by creating ridiculous enemies. It's hard to take scenes seriously when you see giant cockroaches, they have the derpiest little faces too.

don't you mean blackface???, I am offense about the cockroach appearances and will be rooting for them to kick the human asses! :D

FlareKnight

2014-10-03, 18:53

Can they not make some anime go straight to blu ray? What is the point of a show that you can't actually show anything in?

These enemies are pretty goofy looking, though I suppose they do still get the job done. Seems like the only hope really for the humans on there is being able to awaken their abilities without actually needing that medicine.

Jerseykid

2014-10-03, 19:06

any guesses how they got on the ship?

dredmorte

2014-10-03, 19:46

Hey guys, entertain me for a bit. So i've been playing Kerbal Space Program lately and couldn't help but find their ship.... intresting.

It seems that:
1 - its constantly accelerating and thats how it generates artifical gravity. The show mentions "low gravity" but they all seem to move around normaly so I asspulled something like 7 or 8m/s^2
2 - The trip from Earth to Mars took 39 days which I rounded to 38.

Assuming the ship turns 180º midway and burns retrograde to both continue to generate gravity and decelerate then we have for half of the trip:
a=8m/s^2
t=1.555.200s (18days worth of seconds)
s=0.5at^2=9.674.588.160.000

So they travelled in the order of 20billion Km. For comparison, the distance between Earth and the Sun is about 150million Km.

Either i'm still far from being a proper Kerbal Rocket Scientist or they went to the wrong planet. :heh:

Master_Yoma

2014-10-03, 20:56

The censoring is just so bad

jhpace1

2014-10-03, 21:09

All the timeline jumping around is confusing me.

BUGS I - typical NASA mission, the "best of the best". Wiped out by man-sized and shaped cockroaches

20 years later - BUGS II - filled with "trailer trash" that were surgically modified. This is episode 01.

2 years later - ANNEX I - more volunteers, and this time, the bug-men either got onboard from the outside, got loose from the research section, or multiplied themselves from the research specimen onboard

In BUGS II, we saw cavemen-type intelligence, with some leftover guns from BUGS I that the cockroaches somehow used. In ANNEX I, the bug-men were holding primitive clubs, but had the intelligence to find and destroy the chemical "triggers" for the crew's transformation abilities.

WTF is going on?

All I'm getting so far from the plot is "humans excel at ruining the environment and making stuff, but compared to the wild beasts, they get slaughtered". I could get the same message from any 1600s colonization story set in North America, South America, Africa, India, etc. And it's always nice how the bug-men are all built like 7-foot-tall Atlases, with Olympic-level reflexes, and know exactly how to kill humans with their bare hands (and feet).

If there's not an immortal mad scientist behind all this trying to kill all humans so he can populate the galaxy with his obedient bug-men, I'll be disappointed. At some point you want the Raid Black Flag guy to show up and go Arnold Schwarzenegger-The Terminator on all these bug-men. Drop a bug bomb and call it a day. There's only so many times the "terror as humans face a superior killer!" works, even in an anime dedicated to it.

Cloudedmind

2014-10-03, 21:26

Wandering Soul

2014-10-03, 22:09

DOmus

2014-10-03, 23:13

So the new strategy this days is putting the censoring in almost all the screen so u have no other choice to drop it or wait till the blu ray is out?? Damn, now i dont know if i will keep watching it,since everything of the screen will be chatting and the action will be behind the black screen....

MasterVampire

2014-10-04, 04:16

I don't get it.

Humans have the technology to go to Mars but they can't make decent gun weapons powerful enough to kill these giant humanoid cockroaches?

What about just bombing the shit out of them from orbit?

Tanks?

Theres gotta be a better way.

Fellen

2014-10-04, 04:24

jhpace1

2014-10-04, 05:01

So it's just about the TERROR. A 7-ft-tall bugman kills a woman in an one-person shower but there is no scream, no blood, just two guys finding her and the bugman when he busts down the door. No explanation as to how the bugman got into that shower in the first place.

This anime is the Aliens franchise all over again. Or "Mimic", about the cockroach-like large bugs that came out from underneath a city and could look like people from a distance.

jhpace1

2014-10-04, 05:02

Your timeline is wrong, unless the anime messed that up, Annex I takes place about 20 years after Bugs II.

I am probably wrong, the anime keeps doing cut scenes either before or after. It's hard to keep track of the dates.

Redhazard

2014-10-04, 09:31

Eisdrache

2014-10-04, 11:15

So it's just about the TERROR. A 7-ft-tall bugman kills a woman in an one-person shower but there is no scream, no blood, just two guys finding her and the bugman when he busts down the door. No explanation as to how the bugman got into that shower in the first place.

Would you scream if you got ambushed by something with super-human strength and sliced in half by a club of all things? I don't think so. As for the blood, perhaps you missed the GIGANTIC CENSOR?

And how they got on board, the show hasn't revealed that yet.

Tenzen12

2014-10-04, 18:42

don't you mean blackface???, I am offense about the cockroach appearances and will be rooting for them to kick the human asses! :D

This BS again? Cockroachs are black, find some and look. And face is based on primitive hominids. Nothing more and nothing less.

I don't get it.

Humans have the technology to go to Mars but they can't make decent gun weapons powerful enough to kill these giant humanoid cockroaches?

What about just bombing the shit out of them from orbit?

Tanks?

Theres gotta be a better way.

Of course they have powerful weapons to kill giant humanoid cockroaches (probably)... but you don't expect visit of primitive aliens few thousands of miles from their planet, do you?

KleenexGhost

2014-10-04, 23:44

The show has a lighter tone than I was expecting. I was expecting super dark and grim considering what I had heard of the series. I'm liking the characters. The performances are pretty good. The second episode felt a step up in quality from the first which felt kinda cheap to me. Overall, I'm having a good time so far.

Obelisk ze Tormentor

2014-10-05, 00:28

This anime is the Aliens franchise all over again. Or "Mimic", about the cockroach-like large bugs that came out from underneath a city and could look like people from a distance.Ah, nice catch there about Mimic ;). Yeah that Del Toro’s little movie is good. And you know what? Even though the scientific part in that movie is eyebrow-raising, it’s still miles better than the science in Terraformars :heh:. Also, so far the cockroach monsters in Mimic actually look a lot cooler (when they "mimic" human and looks like men wearing long coats) and creepier (when one of them tries to mate with a woman in Mimic 2).

MgMaster

2014-10-05, 00:30

I already anticipated that this would be the type of show where I am in it more for the actions above all else but the censorship is just terrible. There is just about no point to those scenes when they really can't show anything.

Same here. It'll probably be good as a manly action-packed series and not much beyond that. If so, then those outrageous censors will pose a much bigger problem here than in Tokyo Ghoul...

I actually like it a bit more than I thought I would so far, although my expectations for it were mediocre.

Green²

2014-10-05, 05:08

I'm kind of liking this series so far. As for the censoring, we just need to play the video using VLC on a AMD video card so that we won't be thinking nothing of it.

Mubyoshi

2014-10-06, 03:17

Aside from the atrocious censorship, I'm trying to figure out how cockroaches evolved into humanoid shaped beings... and dammit they're hideous! One would think they'd supply everyone with one of those medicine shots in case of emergencies, but nope.

Tenzen12

2014-10-06, 03:51

I don't realy think it could be expected, cockoraoches doesn't have spaceships, chances such happens are far lower than drowning on Sahara.

MgMaster

2014-10-06, 04:58

Oh god,here I was complaining about the white ray of doom censorship in Grisaia but I'm at a loss of words for this. I don't even care much about gore but I'd at least expect to see who's fighting & dying. I didn't find the censorship in Tokyo Ghoul as bad since that show had other things going for it but in what seem's to be mainly an action series like Terraformars,then we have a serious problem on our hands,not to mention that the censorships is worst I saw in a long,long time(actually,dunno if I saw worst).

I guess it's all good if it doesn't happen all too often but it seems that it'll will have plenty of opportunities to.

Stark700

2014-10-10, 12:16

I don't think the show even tries to hide it anymore with the censors. Besides a few catchy OST tones, the latest episode was awful. Hope they can get some characterization soon on the crew but I'm not feeling it right now.

Jagger

2014-10-10, 12:49

I lol'd when they literally just put black circles around the squished/severed heads, dat subtle censorship. That being said I still love the show. Dumb japanese censorship laws.

Obelisk ze Tormentor

2014-10-10, 12:59

Alright, I give up. I'll just stick with the manga or get the BD-version later on after this series is over. Without all the carnage, this series has little worth imo.

ookamigirl

2014-10-10, 13:04

#3

How did they get in? That's the main question?
Guess they can fly now..
The elite force guys are scary good.
Finally, some guys that can stand up to roaches.
Wow! Mars really changed after the previous missions.
The problems is that roaches evolved too.
Some teams got lucky, while others didn't.
Still, it's gonna be pretty much impossible to survive there.

foxbox360

2014-10-10, 14:20

Is it me or does this show make Women look weak?

IceHism

2014-10-10, 14:56

Michelle just stopped a cockroach's arm with her hand and women are weak?

i don't think i can follow this when the main appeal of this show is censored out. low priority show for me now.

Wandering Soul

2014-10-10, 15:01

I can't believe they actually just used black circles like that. The action and gore was one of my main reasons for following this so I am done. I might come back to see if it got better but at the moment I really have no motivation to follow this.

Tenzen12

2014-10-10, 16:13

I don't realy care about gore ... but what heck!? I come watch anime not black screen! If they want censor violent scenses that much they should be bit more elegant while doing so:twitch:

Redhazard

2014-10-10, 22:49

I don't realy care about gore ... but what heck!? I come watch anime not black screen! If they want censor violent scenses that much they should be bit more elegant while doing so:twitch:

Yeah, this kind of sums up my feelings.

This is a bit too... blatant.

They shouldn't have bothered with a TV release if they were going to do it like this.

Nvis

2014-10-10, 23:34

A few of those Executive officers look like they have hidden agendas.....

Jerseykid

2014-10-11, 00:14

The one censor'd part was so pathetic that the dial went totally around and it became funny. The cockroach was perfectly holding a black circle.

Iby

2014-10-11, 11:21

OK, nope. My big fat NOPE for this adaptation.
http://i.imgur.com/DugEsV5.jpg
I should start catching up with manga tho...

Jerseykid

2014-10-11, 11:36

attack of the black circle head people

FlareKnight

2014-10-11, 12:40

It's like they just handed the episode to a guy using Paint :heh:. You can't get much more pathetic than that.

Easily dropped.

Nvis

2014-10-11, 12:43

OP sounds decent, though.

mistress_kisara

2014-10-11, 20:18

CR announced they will be streaming the uncensored version

Cloudedmind

2014-10-11, 20:26

CR announced they will be streaming the uncensored version

Thank you! When I heard they'd be showing the first episode uncensored at a con I was wondering why they just didn't stream all of them uncensored. Unlike Japanese broadcasting TV a streaming site shouldn't have to follow the same formula.

MT-G

2014-10-11, 21:17

What did I just watch⬤⬤⬤? Why did they think adding ⬤ was a good idea? I'll wait for the CR version⬤

smurfinaus

2014-10-12, 00:39

What did I just watch⬤⬤⬤? Why did they think adding ⬤ was a good idea? I'll wait for the CR version⬤

Was wondering what all that was about. Having watched first few episodes i get a distinct feeling this series isnt all that good imho...:uhoh:

bastek66

2014-10-12, 06:04

Charles Barkley would be proud of Johjes' basketball talents.

slj777

2014-10-12, 21:24

The censoring ruins it nothing like big black circles over the dead's heads dropping this one.:frustrated:

DOmus

2014-10-13, 17:00

How do i am supposed to enjoy this if it is censored??

Nvis

2014-10-14, 17:28

Who is the protagonist? Captain Komachi?

Because he getting old and I got a bad feeling he's not going to make it out a second time....:sad:

Nicaea

2014-10-14, 17:37

How do i am supposed to enjoy this if it is censored??
Uwah, so the censoring is true. Ah such a letdown~

Nvis

2014-10-14, 17:40

There is an uncensored version.

Nicaea

2014-10-14, 17:47

There is an uncensored version.

I thought that would be the Blu-ray one.

Cloudedmind

2014-10-14, 18:05

I thought that would be the Blu-ray one.

CR is going to start airing them uncensored.

Faerie

2014-10-17, 13:36

Awww

...but I shipped that.

;o;

ookamigirl

2014-10-17, 14:17

Wonder how they plan to fulfill their mission..
So far they didn't show any dominance in the fight with roaches.
The roaches are squashing them with ease.
Wtf?! Seems like roaches are copying the powers of the previous crew.
Or is ti the other way around?
Anyway, the new team has some potential.

Nvis

2014-10-17, 15:04

They didn't show what happened to Joshua and Liu's teams.

Cloudedmind

2014-10-17, 16:46

Awww

...but I shipped that.

;o;

What exactly did you ship? I haven't seen the episode yet, but I've read the manga so I think I know what you're referring to, but don't want to say outright unless I'm wrong and spoil something.

jhpace1

2014-10-17, 17:29

Probably totally off, don't just knee-jerk dismiss this post unless you can link to a wiki on the dates and spacecraft:

2579 - BUGS I, crew was "the best of the best", massacred by the cockroaches. Seen only in flashback in Episode 01. Cockroaches salvaged the spaceship for handheld weapons.
2599 - BUGS II, crew was "human trash" with the BUGS surgery (insects-only hybridization). Only one or two survivors made it back? Episode 01
April 12, 2620 - Annex I, crew was six "elites" and the rest conscripts with MO surgery (more than just insect hybrids) . Episodes 02-03 (current)

Terraformars: 7-foot-tall humanoid cockroaches showing intelligence on par with primitive Humans. Non-verbal. Stronger and faster than an unmodified Human. They also have the power of flight with fully functional retractable insect wings. Able to use Human weapons requiring hands and fingers. Able to communicate with others of its' species over hundreds of kilometers? Instinctive killers of any Humans on Mars or approaching Mars in atmospheric orbit. Not armored - can be killed by small-arms fire, blunt-force trauma, and modified-Human strength. Normal sight? Extremely stealthy and quiet when they want to be.
Additional: Annex I crew reports that the terraformar creatures have modifications similar to BUGS II surgery hybridization.

Jerseykid

2014-10-17, 19:21

The girl was interested in someone other than the MC, no big loss

Redhazard

2014-10-17, 21:31

Man, this episode was so much better than the others.

Lack of silly censorship kind of helped there.

Nvis

2014-10-17, 21:32

Awww

...but I shipped that.

;o;

Additional: Annex I crew reports that the terraformar creatures have modifications similar to BUGS II surgery hybridization.

Ep 3 or Ep 4? http://cdn.revscene.ca/forums/images/smilies/suspsm.png

Faerie

2014-10-18, 04:38

What exactly did you ship? I haven't seen the episode yet, but I've read the manga so I think I know what you're referring to, but don't want to say outright unless I'm wrong and spoil something.

yeah, Sheila. I'm only half serious about the shipping part and had a feeling she'd die.... But maybe not so soon ;(

Still, someone who wasn't into the mc but a likeable middle aged old guy... Come on, that was the first ship I found interesting in a couple of seasons... Why would you take it from me :uhoh:

jhpace1

2014-10-18, 07:13

Ep 3 or Ep 4? http://cdn.revscene.ca/forums/images/smilies/suspsm.png

Episode 4, although the Annex 1 mission started with Episode 02

Eclipze

2014-10-18, 07:48

Faerie

2014-10-18, 08:14

^ I don't mean to sound like an ass, but I consider the vast majority of people extremely dumb and/or too arrogant to be effective, so yeah.. it doesn't surprise or bother me.

If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself, everyone else is likely to get in the way or worse. <shrug> Just how it is.

Baldurkai

2014-10-18, 12:40

Surprisingly Im enjoying all the deaths in this show, did not think i would but this is great ^^^.

Interested to see how things develop, I like how the Bugs are not dumb and do evolve. Cant wait for the next episode!

Redhazard

2014-10-18, 13:29

Wtf?! Seems like roaches are copying the powers of the previous crew.
Or is ti the other way around?
Anyway, the new team has some potential.

Kind of both

The roaches have used the bodies of the previous crew to get their powers.

Meanwhile the humans used what they learned last time to created a better surgery.

Cloudedmind

2014-10-18, 15:12

yeah, Sheila. I'm only half serious about the shipping part and had a feeling she'd die.... But maybe not so soon ;(

Still, someone who wasn't into the mc but a likeable middle aged old guy... Come on, that was the first ship I found interesting in a couple of seasons... Why would you take it from me :uhoh:

Yeah, I kind of shipped them to, although I kind of figured it'd go nowhere even if she had lived. One of the reasons being she's young enough to be his daughter. Personally, Komachi will always be the MC to me partly because of stuff that happens in Bugs II.:heh: I like Akari, but I adore Komachi.

Faerie

2014-10-18, 15:58

Yeah, I kind of shipped them to, although I kind of figured it'd go nowhere even if she had lived. One of the reasons being she's young enough to be his daughter. Personally, Komachi will always be the MC to me partly because of stuff that happens in Bugs II.:heh: I like Akari, but I adore Komachi.

Yeah, I agree on all counts here :D I I actually really like that so far it feels like there's a group of MCs of various ages- it's a nice chance from the classic setup with one defined, teenage MC.
I'm not far enough for definite preferences but I do adore Komachi so far >:D Michelle, too. Akari and the boys are great too, though. The whole cast is pretty neat, but I do really adore the first two.

And yeah, I didn't think it'd ever go anywhere even if she'd lived.
Still, I kind of really liked their interactions and her crush in this particular context and wouldn't have minded her sticking around a bit longer- I did figure she'd die eventually :/
And hey, it's not as if manga hasn't come up with worse ideas- remember Card Captor Sakura's engagement of a primary schooler to a teacher? At least Sheila would've been legal in two years :heh:

Vindi89

2014-10-18, 19:29

So we can establish that the humans in this series are really dumb/arrogant?

I mean, what happened to the original crew on Mars + the surprise invasion of their space craft (and targeting the medicine) wasn't enough of a red flag that you can't hold back against them if you plan on doing something dangerous like capturing the Terraformars alive? "I'm sorry for holding back the use of the medicine" FFS.

I guess I shouldn't take the show seriously to enjoy it. =/

I think you're being too hard on them. There was references made in the episode that suggests when its just one Terraformars that they were trained and told not to use the medicine. Its further backed by the fact that the senior staff had no trouble dispatching the bugs onboard the ship. I believe that guy that said he was sorry, was 1 of commanders.

Furthermore the medicine is limited at this point and while this is my opinion, I think using that medicine can't come without any ill effects. Something so powerful usually comes with a drawback. Then theres the fact that not every single terraformar has the enhanced abilities from the previous crew (again referencing those that boarded the spaceship).

I think their line of thinking was correct regardless of the outcome. Its always easy to be critical of someone when you see the aftermath.

If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself, everyone else is likely to get in the way or worse. <shrug> Just how it is.

Nothing ever worth doing or that was ever accomplished was done alone. The greatest strength of our race is our ability to socialize.

~Yami~

2014-10-19, 05:32

Interesting adaptation but I honestly praying they would remove that annoying censorship.. it is horrible

anyway, it seems like everyone that like the Captain would be destined to get death flag
and I wonder how many cockroaches they are going to face... They are endless and it seems like the whole teams are going to fight all day until 40th days...
make it worse, so far, they still can't capture anything

They should make the special-mutated-BUGS cockroaches as first priority to be exterminated now

wish the best luck for whole Annex-team especially Komachi, Akari, Michelle, and Ivan (well, 4 of them are likable.. for Eva and Marcos, not yet)

Faerie

2014-10-19, 09:07

Nothing ever worth doing or that was ever accomplished was done alone. The greatest strength of our race is our ability to socialize.

*facepalm* Nice job taking that completely out of context and attaching a generic as heck carebear quote to it.... :heh:
That would (and does) apply if who you're trying to get stuff done with someone you know is reliable and will make the right decisions at the right time as well as being able to carry them out.
If that's not the case (e.g. you're with a bunch of people you just met and can't gauge) and you still expect them to do the right thing at the right time instead of preparing for the worst and expecting to have to cover for their shortcomings, then enjoy getting wrecked. :eyespin:

In context of what I was replying to: The officers might be trained, but the only one with on-site experience of some sort is Komachi. Everyone else is even less reliable. I'd take everyone's decisions with a grain of salt, as no one there is anywhere near as prepared as they think.
It's obvious people would make wrong calls, it's hardly surprising.

Platypus

2014-10-19, 11:12

attention

original ver.
photo from japanese internet broadcast(its over.)

http://blog.livedoor.jp/nizigami/archives/40788820.html

Fellen

2014-10-19, 11:31

attention

original ver.
photo from japanese internet broadcast(its over.)

http://blog.livedoor.jp/nizigami/archives/40788820.html
Glorious gore!! Looks really high-budget.

Eclipze

2014-10-19, 11:39

I think you're being too hard on them. There was references made in the episode that suggests when its just one Terraformars that they were trained and told not to use the medicine. Its further backed by the fact that the senior staff had no trouble dispatching the bugs onboard the ship. I believe that guy that said he was sorry, was 1 of commanders.

Furthermore the medicine is limited at this point and while this is my opinion, I think using that medicine can't come without any ill effects. Something so powerful usually comes with a drawback. Then theres the fact that not every single terraformar has the enhanced abilities from the previous crew (again referencing those that boarded the spaceship).

I think their line of thinking was correct regardless of the outcome. Its always easy to be critical of someone when you see the aftermath.

The problem with the whole situation started way back.

First of all, on their main spacecraft that they were traveling on to mars, the fact that none of the regular crew members were carrying ANY of the medicine and having them all kept in storage was really, really dumb.

1) What if the storage with the medicine catches fire etc? They lose all of the supply.
2) What if the crew members were all forced to escape via pods in an emergency landing to Mars and could not get to the storage room in time to collect some of the medicine? They become complete cannon fodders when their escape pods land on Mars.
3) What if they were mysteriously attacked by the Terraformars during the trip to Mars? (the situation that they actually faced) - all the crew without access to transformation outside of the medicine become cannon fodders and die without resistance.

Common sense for the world they live in would be that each crew carry around 3-5 of that transformation medicine on them, while all the spares would be kept in multiple storage locations to prevent a complete loss of supplies in the event of an unforeseen circumstance (storage room gets destroyed etc).

Vindi89

2014-10-19, 14:56

*facepalm* Nice job taking that completely out of context and attaching a generic as heck carebear quote to it.... :heh:
That would (and does) apply if who you're trying to get stuff done with someone you know is reliable and will make the right decisions at the right time as well as being able to carry them out.
If that's not the case (e.g. you're with a bunch of people you just met and can't gauge) and you still expect them to do the right thing at the right time instead of preparing for the worst and expecting to have to cover for their shortcomings, then enjoy getting wrecked. :eyespin:

The screening process that got them all signed up to the mission as well as the training they were given for the mission, coupled with the time they all spent in training + traveling to Mars should have accounted for that. I've seen no fault in the decision making yet, that Russian Commander went by the book and quickly changed strategy after the discovery of the enhanced bugs.

In context of what I was replying to: The officers might be trained, but the only one with on-site experience of some sort is Komachi. Everyone else is even less reliable. I'd take everyone's decisions with a grain of salt...

Ironically enough everything you've said applies to Komachi and Komachi alone. As I see him as the problem with why his troops weren't prepared enough. If he the only one with actual experience then he failed to disseminate that information to his troops. Its not like he didn't have time.

It's obvious people would make wrong calls, it's hardly surprising.

Just because you have a bad outcome from a decision, doesn't mean the decision itself was wrong at the time. To paint it another way, Russian Commander (I dont' remember his name :heh:) and his team now know bugs have taken the abilities from the Bugs II team. This is something they may not have seen right away if they took the medicine and curb stomped that bug.

The problem with the whole situation started way back.

I do agree there seems to be an issue with the overall planning process for this mission. I'm saying we're being too harsh on the guys on the ground.

But to answer your points, from what I understand each of the high speed escape ships had medicine onboard. Also, fire in a spaceship is a very high risk factor, I'd expect them to have some sort of immediate response to negate the damage (eg. turning the room into a vacuum maybe).

To be fair regarding the bug attack on the spaceship.. that screams conspiracy to me. There's no way those things flew up from Mars to catch them. I think they were already onboard when that ship launched.. unlikely as it may seem.. but that's the only explanation I can think of atm.

You can't exactly plan for every single scenario, that's why governments and organizations conduct risk assessment. You judge how likely something is to happen and prepare your best based on the chances of that something happening.

Faerie

2014-10-21, 11:37

The screening process that got them all signed up to the mission as well as the training they were given for the mission, coupled with the time they all spent in training + traveling to Mars should have accounted for that.

Except only one person has been on Mars before. No one else has on-site experience.
The officers have the most training and general experience fighting and likely fought some cloned roaches or simulations or something. But no one has been to Mars. None of them faced the real deal on their home turf before.

Who spent time together training where? The crew trained their bodies to not lose muscle tone on board. No one fought anything while travelling. Part of the crew are noncombattants. Everyone is from separate countries. They know each other to varying degrees and some people may consider some colleagues reliable based on experience with them. That is all. There's nothing except a ranking of questionable reliability to indicate who may make the best decisions on-site.

Besides, I was speaking more generally in response to Eclipze's stating decisions made were not smart: individual crew members may believe in the decisions of their officers and that is understandable based on their experience with them. But I as an outsider have no reason to assume anyone on board would make ideal decisions. Thus I was not surprised when a wrong call was made and did not find that to be any kind of fault with the story nor would I hold it against anyone. Mistakes were expected and are natural.
It seems we have a similar point:
I'm saying we're being too harsh on the guys on the ground.

but different reasoning as to why we think so.

I've seen no fault in the decision making yet, that Russian Commander went by the book and quickly changed strategy after the discovery of the enhanced bugs.

Asimov himself acknowledges he made a bad call and witholding the drug was a mistake.

Ironically enough everything you've said applies to Komachi and Komachi alone. As I see him as the problem with why his troops weren't prepared enough. If he the only one with actual experience then he failed to disseminate that information to his troops. Its not like he didn't have time.

Not really. Pretty sure what he knows has been divulged (I think it said something about his reports somewhere). But there's a difference between hearing/knowing things and experiencing/reacting to them first hand. Huge difference.

Just because you have a bad outcome from a decision, doesn't mean the decision itself was wrong at the time. To paint it another way, Russian Commander (I dont' remember his name :heh:) and his team now know bugs have taken the abilities from the Bugs II team. This is something they may not have seen right away if they took the medicine and curb stomped that bug.

See above- it's been admitted.
What exactly makes you think they would've curbstomped it? It's an irregular, you have no idea what it has up its sleeves.

Baldurkai

2014-10-21, 18:34

The problem with the whole situation started way back.

First of all, on their main spacecraft that they were traveling on to mars, the fact that none of the regular crew members were carrying ANY of the medicine and having them all kept in storage was really, really dumb.

1) What if the storage with the medicine catches fire etc? They lose all of the supply.
2) What if the crew members were all forced to escape via pods in an emergency landing to Mars and could not get to the storage room in time to collect some of the medicine? They become complete cannon fodders when their escape pods land on Mars.
3) What if they were mysteriously attacked by the Terraformars during the trip to Mars? (the situation that they actually faced) - all the crew without access to transformation outside of the medicine become cannon fodders and die without resistance.

Common sense for the world they live in would be that each crew carry around 3-5 of that transformation medicine on them, while all the spares would be kept in multiple storage locations to prevent a complete loss of supplies in the event of an unforeseen circumstance (storage room gets destroyed etc).

I personally agree with you on these points, In their situation it makes absolutely no sense to not have 1 or 2 of these drugs on people at all time. I mean its not like they will be flying in outer space with no knowledge of what else is out there, and not like they didnt know about these big bugs anyway.

Maybe the 30 - 39 (which ever it was) days made them complacent. but that being said common sense and anime never really went along hand in hand by my knowledge ofc with a few exceptions but generally ... yea ...

But have to say im looking forwards to the next death, my bets on the negative Oppai.

Cloudedmind

2014-10-21, 19:06

I personally agree with you on these points, In their situation it makes absolutely no sense to not have 1 or 2 of these drugs on people at all time. I mean its not like they will be flying in outer space with no knowledge of what else is out there, and not like they didnt know about these big bugs anyway.

Maybe the 30 - 39 (which ever it was) days made them complacent. but that being said common sense and anime never really went along hand in hand by my knowledge ofc with a few exceptions but generally ... yea ...

But have to say im looking forwards to the next death, my bets on the negative Oppai.

It was already explained that the bugs shouldn't have been able to get on the ship. As far as everyone knows they don't have space capabilities. So yeah, expecting to get attacked while still in space wasn't on anyone's mind, because the Terraformars shouldn't have been able to do that.

Vindi89

2014-10-21, 20:11

Except only one person has been on Mars before. No one else has on-site experience.
The officers have the most training and general experience fighting and likely fought some cloned roaches or simulations or something. But no one has been to Mars. None of them faced the real deal on their home turf before.

We were talking about reliability based on the ability to make the correct decisions; and I specifically addressing the Officers in charge. We weren't gauging the overall combat effectiveness of a single person. Frankly with the amount of bugs they're facing, no 1 person can accomplish it. Its a team effort, going back to what I stated before, nothing worth doing is accomplished alone.

Again, I'm stating that the screening process, the time they've spent in training (whether together or separate) and the time they all spent in training + traveling to Mars should have accounted for that. People don't get thrown into a shit situation without proving themselves in someway. If that's really what happened to all these people.. you gotta think something else is going on back on Earth.

Mistakes were expected and are natural.

That goes double during combat, and really the only point I'm truly trying to get across. Don't be so quick to judge them in what pretty much is a hell-hole situation.

Asimov himself acknowledges he made a bad call and witholding the drug was a mistake.

So that's his name :heh:. As I said I saw no issues with the decision-making process. Frankly someone was going to die regardless of if they used the drug or not. Look at Komachi's situation. He was ready to use that drug and still lost a crew member. I'd hardly expect that Asimov should forget everything he's been taught and trained for dealing with this mission.

Again he made a decision, someone died and he quickly changed strategy. Him apologizing just makes him a likeable guy in my book.

Not really. Pretty sure what he knows has been divulged (I think it said something about his reports somewhere). But there's a difference between hearing/knowing things and experiencing/reacting to them first hand. Huge difference.

I don't see there being that big of a leap for Komachi to say "Hey guys ignore what the manual says about using the medicine when only facing one bug." Which is what he commanded his immediate subordinates to do when on Mars. Its not like he didn't have time to prep his commanders during the trip.

See above- it's been admitted.
What exactly makes you think they would've curbstomped it? It's an irregular, you have no idea what it has up its sleeves.

I know he feels its a mistake, but I don't see it as one. I think the survivability of his entire group went up after seeing what they're up against. I think more lives would be lost if he starts second guessing himself. You know.. Improvise, Adapt and Overome...

Just because a bug is special doesn't mean they're any less squishy.. the one that got netted could have just as easily gotten its head taken off like the ones that faced that spider dude ( I know.. I'm bad with their names).

Nvis

2014-10-21, 20:48

How come the bugs don't need the medicine to reproduce those abilities?

Cloudedmind

2014-10-21, 23:00

How come the bugs don't need the medicine to reproduce those abilities?

It could be for the sake of appearance. I'm pretty sure most of the humans would rather not be walking around looking like a half animal/bug all the time so the gene or whatever it is, is repressed and then they use the drug to bring it out. The roaches on the other hand would always look this way and probably not care about the mixed look. Of course the most likely reason is a difference in physiology between the roaches and humans. It's also quite possible that the roaches we're seeing now are second, third or even fourth generation depending on how long these guys live. In real life most roach life cycles average about a years time. Michelle and Akira are both second generation "bugs" and we can see that both of them can manifest certain bugs abilities even without the drug so clearly whatever was done to their parents could be passed down. It's possible the roaches have been experimenting on themselves and then reproducing so that they're offspring automatically have this ability. Of course it could be for any number of reasons.

Shikijin

2014-10-23, 06:52

Here is the gore they censored in the past episodes:
http://imgur.com/a/RgAFT
(the images are not in any particular order)

Sinestra

2014-10-23, 14:59

So should i just expect everyone to die in this. I mean damn they are killing people off left and right

ookamigirl

2014-10-24, 12:36

#5

Little bit about the past.
This huntsman spider transformation is very effective.
Seems like the other members of the team aren't half bad either.
Two powers are always better than one ^^
Still, they are only a handful of people against endless number of roaches..
Good episode.

Stark700

2014-10-24, 12:36

After the latest episode, I have become a fan of Michelle K. Davis.

~Yami~

2014-10-24, 13:18

just after I listed Akari and Michelle as new favorite character together with Captain Komachi, then Michelle met such a fate... DAMN!! NOO!! don't die!!

so basically Michelle is pure destroyer and Akari is the one who in charge of capturing

I'm little annoyed with amount of flashback though... there are too much lately
and also.. Akari should just dispose that doll.. it's like he's giving another death flag
In this anime, it seems like romance and doll are deathflags to the character

Jerseykid

2014-10-24, 14:03

All the love interests can't be dying, this is terrible

AntonKutovoi

2014-10-24, 14:37

I guess K. in Michelle's name stands for "Kenshiro". :p

thundrakkon

2014-10-24, 16:28

just after I listed Akari and Michelle as new favorite character together with Captain Komachi, then Michelle met such a fate... DAMN!! NOO!! don't die!!

I don't think Michelle will die... at least not yet. Usually the deaths so far are quite blatant with heads flying, body splitting, etc. Michelle is intact so far, just dragged down underwater. Either the roaches are going to capture her to try to learn her abilities, or I think she will use what Akari did in the first episode and transform without the drugs.

jhpace1

2014-10-24, 17:57

We're still just seeing a retelling of Grendel vs. six different Beowulfs.

HayashiTakara

2014-10-24, 19:27

Just curious, is there any airing of this show being uncensored? I loved the manga, and the censorship is so heavy that it's unwatchable.

Cloudedmind

2014-10-24, 21:01

Just curious, is there any airing of this show being uncensored? I loved the manga, and the censorship is so heavy that it's unwatchable.

Crunchyroll.

Finally, we get into the part of Terraformars I really like. All the exposition on the bugs they got spliced with. :P I'm looking forward to next weeks episode.

steam fish

2014-10-24, 22:28

is it me or did that kid from the hospitals voice sound really weird lol it kinda sounded like he wasnt even japanese xD

Jagger

2014-10-25, 12:05

Michelle is badass, I love it. Also dat boob fanservice.

is it me or did that kid from the hospitals voice sound really weird lol it kinda sounded like he wasnt even japanese xD
I thought so too, I feel like I'm missing something. Maybe he lived in Japan but isn't Japanese or something.

Cloudedmind

2014-10-25, 12:52

Michelle is badass, I love it. Also dat boob fanservice.

I thought so too, I feel like I'm missing something. Maybe he lived in Japan but isn't Japanese or something.

Naw, I just think he wasn't a very good actor.

Master_Yoma

2014-10-25, 21:07

Must say Akari got more skill then the most with just smash them to bits

Nvis

2014-10-25, 22:01

No humans died this episode, that's good, right?

Now I hope Eva is still alive.....:sad:
Adolf looks pretty capable though

Stark700

2014-10-31, 12:10

2 minutes huh?

Well if anything, I give a lot of credit for Michelle on her determination to fight. This war is getting out of control though.

Jagger

2014-10-31, 12:30

You'd expect some sort of macho brawly bug for the protagonist, but instead he's a moth with cute little antennas haha. I like it though, there's a lot more strategy involved in using strings.

ookamigirl

2014-10-31, 13:18

#6

Those roaches... seems some are more evolved.
And with that even more dangerous..
Wait... they can even drive spaceships now?!
Maybe if the eat a hybrid, they get some of it's power?
Or they evolved & adapted to different terrains..
Each of the human-bug hybrid is different.
Seems like they made 1 of each to test which bugs have the most chance of survival.

~Yami~

2014-11-01, 05:07

they spent the whole episodes for Akari and Michelle
not that I complain but everything just went too fast

anyway, magnificent episode.. although the narration is quite long
Akari is so awesome anyway... Alex also managed to show what he can do

Jerseykid

2014-11-03, 03:39

Our hero is the bagworm....poor guy

Stark700

2014-11-07, 13:04

I wouldn't want to mess with this guy especially with the way he fought against those cockroaches

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AntonKutovoi

2014-11-07, 14:27

So it seems that Russia is the only country that sent a team, full of trained soldiers. Which starts a questioin: what other countries were expecting? A welcome party with flowers and unicorns?

ookamigirl

2014-11-07, 15:15

So they managed to caught 2 types of roaches..
Too much talking is not smart when roaches are around.
They tend to just attack on sight.
Now they're even making sounds.
Maybe they'll start talking soon..
Good episode.

Jagger

2014-11-07, 19:36

So it seems that Russia is the only country that sent a team, full of trained soldiers. Which starts a questioin: what other countries were expecting? A welcome party with flowers and unicorns?
You still need doctors or combat medics to patch people up. If they plan on leaving mars someday they will also need their engineers and mechanics to fix their fucked up equipment to make the 1 month journey back to earth. Bringing only muscle would be retarded.

~Yami~

2014-11-08, 12:59

Russian Team is really good!! I like the leader so much.. Angry Dad is scary.. although he looks like a masochist in there.. :heh:

That ending is really weird.. Is that means Germany Team has been wiped out? Chinese Team is also looked like wiped out already

Master_Yoma

2014-11-08, 22:12

Sylvester is strong taking so many out with one punch

ookamigirl

2014-11-14, 14:01

#8

Some background stories.
Guess they're doing a detailed intro of each character each time.
Wish they would focus more on Mars.
The new info is fine, but too much side story is just a diversion.
Good episode, but with too much side story.

Stark700

2014-11-14, 14:21

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Poor Adolf. The season seems to be fleshing out characters' background stories involving the more prominent members of the crew. Heh, I wonder who else is next.

Jagger

2014-11-14, 14:36

Well shit, Adolf's personal life is a mess, I feel bad for him.

AC-Phoenix

2014-11-14, 19:38

I wonder how his story ended.
Its clear that his wife is the worst though.
Its kinda clear that she didn't keep her promise too.

dredmorte

2014-11-14, 21:55

can someone tell me the music used at the end? i've heard it before but i can't remember

edit: nevermind, found it, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0bcRCCg01I

Jerseykid

2014-11-15, 07:57

I was hoping Adolf would give his cheating girlfriend some electricity payback

revive4563

2014-11-15, 11:04

Personally I can't blame a capricious woman.
Because I am a cat lover (note: cat is a most whimsical creature on the earth)
and also NTR lover.

I think if you can't take care of your wife, you shouldn't get married.
True nature of woman is an attention whore, after all. ;)

DOmus

2014-11-15, 13:05

If I were adolf i would have zapped that bitch, no NTR or shits like that for me, at least use that anger(if he had some of it) to kill those terraformars

Jagger

2014-11-15, 15:45

AC-Phoenix

2014-11-16, 20:09

It seems to me that his wife still loves him, and him her. Might be a case of 'got drunk, slept with random dude' mistake with no emotional cheating. In a case like that considering they both still love each other, it would be a waste to separate. But the fact she got pregnant from the random dude makes things incredibly complicated. There's no easy solution to a situation like that.

I doubt its like that - they made it pretty clear that she was having her affair for quite a while and considering the time lapse there is a pretty good chance she still had it after her promise to stop.

~Yami~

2014-11-19, 12:56

well... I really want to hug Adolf as a true bro... his life is totally a mess but his heart is totally like an angel :heh:
totally different with my first impression toward him

Cloudedmind

2014-11-19, 14:04

well... I really want to hug Adolf as a true bro... his life is totally a mess but his heart is totally like an angel :heh:
totally different with my first impression toward him

That's because he's such a tsun.:heh:

Stark700

2014-11-21, 11:35

Felt like a mini movie for the latest episode. Poor Adolf....

ookamigirl

2014-11-21, 13:43

#9

Adolf got his time under the spotlight.
Some of his past got revealed.
Damn, it's so creepy when the roaches start talking.
Shame Adolf got killed.
Still, not surprising considering the number of enemies.
He did go with a bang, that's for sure!

Cloudedmind

2014-11-22, 11:15

*sniffle* Rest in peace Adolf.

Jerseykid

2014-11-22, 12:21

That was a seizure inflicting episode if i ever saw one

Eva is in the running for most useless character of all time

revive4563

2014-11-23, 01:41

Eva is in the running for most useless character of all time

For now, completely yes.:p

Nvis

2014-11-23, 01:49

Eva's one of the two remaining girls I watch this for....

~Yami~

2014-11-23, 15:32

damn! don't just kill M.A.R.S rank 2nd like that easily
anyway! I hope that Roaches' leader really got fried by Adolf so his sacrifice is totally worth

Eva and the rest of Germany Team should show some guts
Adolf is nice enough to cover them but for now they have to show that Adolf's sacrifice is not useless

RIP Adolf... one of the best character in Terra Formars

ookamigirl

2014-11-26, 15:05

OVA 2

Wearing a roach as a suit was pretty cool.
The roaches seem to be evolving like crazy.
Some backgrounds of specific characters were shown.
The fights were nice.
The overdose effects were pretty extreme..
Everything seems kinda futile.
They keep going, keep dying, keep failing...

Stark700

2014-11-28, 10:56

Episode 10:

Decent action from the latest episode tbh. However, Adolf becomes the meat shield of the crew and I feel bad for him taking attacks like that...

Well, there's a counterattack in the second half that takes action into the air but we'll probably see more of that next time. Wish they put more of that in the episode.

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ookamigirl

2014-11-28, 14:39

Damn, those roaches never cease to amaze me.
Their ability to learn and adapt practically instantly is epic.
They never seem to run out of ideas to keep killing humans.
Rock throwing was troublesome, but not unbeatable.
The flying attack girl Sanjo looks awesome.
Good episode.

AC-Phoenix

2014-11-28, 20:56

Wait was that part with his Wife Adolf's revenge or was it his superior's last sign of respect towards him?
I agree btw, she totally brought it upon herself.

Also I don't know why but I have the for some reason I have the supcision that we haven't seen the last of Eva yet.

thundrakkon

2014-11-28, 22:10

Eva is in the running for most useless character of all time

Adolf is one of the best characters in the series. He is just so awesome. It is sad to see him go like that. Eva, on the other hand, was useless all the way until the end. Division 5 was weak in general, but Eva did nothing. She did not transform or participated in the battle. I don't know how she could survive an explosion like that... an explosion which scared off all the roaches, so I don't think she survived. Then again, I thought Adolf died last episode, so who knows.

The majority of the censors have been removed from the series, but so far, the plot is not really there. The show so far is essentially a bunch of battles and fights, and not much story. Although entertaining, without much of a story, I can't imagine the series will do well. There are only 3 episodes left, so I don't think the story will get anywhere. I actually liked the OVAs, since I felt those had a lot of story in a short amount of time. If this was a 100 episodes series, then I can live with having continuous battles, but it's only 13 episodes. Essentially, everyone is still stuck fighting in the same spot since episode 3.

~Yami~

2014-11-29, 00:35

Adolf so far is the most GAR character in here... He's tough, hard to kill, although his last suicide action should at least kill that roaches' leader! How could they run away like that! damn!

I'm expecting a lot from others' German team. I think the only that survive might be Eva... Maybe her power is something that make her immune with bomb

In the other hand, looks like Team 1 is having a better fight with roaches. Sanjo Kanako looks cute and awesome when she flew. That boxer dude is quite confidence himself

frodonk

2014-11-29, 09:30

Well, that was ... brutal. RIP Adolf.

Although, I thought the roaches took off because of the sound, looks like they just sensed that something was about to go boom. I wonder what eva's purpose was in all of these.

Seriously though, It's 600 years in the future but they still have problems with famine in small villages, multimillionares being affected by economic downturns and being forced to sell their children AND unfaithful wives being cut off by their husband's bosses? That's a really bleak future, considering that they still haven't solved these problems!

Eclipze

2014-11-29, 10:44

I wonder what eva's purpose was in all of these.

Meh, you could say that about the majority of the characters in this show.

One of the two most developed characters (Adolf) is killed offed already, and the others characters that gets introduced for like 10 secs either die immediately or is not shown again until their death scene is in order. Makes it hard to care about most of them dying off to be honest.

I mean...just look at Adolf's division.:heh:

frodonk

2014-11-29, 10:57

Meh, you could say that about the majority of the characters in this show.

One of the two most developed characters (Adolf) is killed offed already, and the others characters that gets introduced for like 10 secs either die immediately or is not shown again until their death scene is in order. Makes it hard to care about most of them dying off to be honest.

I mean...just look at Adolf's division.:heh:

I'm used to the fact that most characters that have more screentime than the others are crucial to the plot. For example, shiela's death was a kind of trigger for marcos and the other guy who was with her before they went to mars, and also set up that scene with the commander. The ane-san character that got her head chopped off also served to show how some of the roaches got the abilities of the first bugs mission members.

But Eva was extraordinarily useless for somebody who got that much screentime, unless, of course, they were aiming for some kind of joke when they put adolf and eva together, and they died together too, just like what happened before in 1945 :D

Master_Yoma

2014-11-29, 22:06

Well that was one hell of a battle but the is a hell of a ways to go out thow

At less Adolf pulled one of his cheat wife :heh:

steam fish

2014-11-30, 03:11

that was so sad they just made adolf suffer for like 3 episodes... and the only pairing i actually shipped was eva and adolf which developed over these episodes... im gonna go cry now D:

AC-Phoenix

2014-11-30, 12:45

Well that was one hell of a battle but the is a hell of a ways to go out thow

At less Adolf pulled one of his cheat wife :heh:

I think that was his boss though. She pretty much told her subordinate what she thinks about Adolf's wife.
Adolf probably actually forgave her.

So I assume his boss had her shadowed, and found out that Rosa was still cheating - you can guess that form the short scene where she puts her wedding ring on a table, and leaves the houses all dolled up - on Adolf and took the appropriate measures.

Cloudedmind

2014-11-30, 21:50

I'm used to the fact that most characters that have more screentime than the others are crucial to the plot. For example, shiela's death was a kind of trigger for marcos and the other guy who was with her before they went to mars, and also set up that scene with the commander. The ane-san character that got her head chopped off also served to show how some of the roaches got the abilities of the first bugs mission members.

But Eva was extraordinarily useless for somebody who got that much screentime, unless, of course, they were aiming for some kind of joke when they put adolf and eva together, and they died together too, just like what happened before in 1945 :D

I actually wondered if that was suppose to be some kind of joke as well. At least this Adolf was actually worth something.:heh:

Anyway next episode, Keiji, Keiji, Keiji.

KleenexGhost

2014-11-30, 22:00

This series has more heart more than I would have expected. From what little I know of the series Keiji is quite the badass, so we have some good action to look forward to next week.

For anyone that's read the manga: Was that scene with the government cutting off Adolf's wife in the manga as well or did they add that in?

videoman190

2014-12-04, 20:34

Chiptune /8bit version
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Stark700

2014-12-05, 11:22

Looks like it's Keiji's week for some flashbacks. The life of a boxer is never easy huh? Anyways, we got focus on most of the major characters now. I don't think the show has enough time for one more

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ookamigirl

2014-12-05, 13:58

#11

Keiji's life story.
Another distraction from Mars reality.
That weird armored roach was something new.
Poor Keiji kept getting up, but it wasn't in vain...
Damn, his punch was something else!

Nvis

2014-12-05, 17:42

Is this 2-cour? Cause they look like they're taking their time.....

thundrakkon

2014-12-05, 19:24

As far as I can find, it is 13 episodes plus the previously released 2 OVA's that are the prequel to this. So yeah, there are only 2 episodes left, with barely any movement in plot.

revive4563

2014-12-06, 03:06

Well, I presume there is a next season, either way. Now, this is the one "No.1 manga among male".
Former one was Attack on Titan.
Personally I think AOT is trash but at least seems anime industry thinks this ranking important.

Cloudedmind

2014-12-06, 16:08

It could end up being split cour like Tokyo Ghoul, another manga turned anime from Weekly Young Jump.

~Yami~

2014-12-06, 19:34

right after Adolf gone, I took Keiji as my new fave char... yes! his personality is perfect

and I really satisfied to see that Japanese Team is actually lots more badass than other teams so far *well, Russia is good but Japanese is better*
I feel bad for Akari and Michelle.. All of the strongest should be re-united soon. I'm fed up with those cockroaches and their "Jou Jou Jou" voice

Cloudedmind

2014-12-06, 20:06

As much as I like OnoD, his voice didn't really work for me as Keiji, but I guess I'll get use to it.

Stark700

2014-12-12, 13:04

Apparently, high powered baseballs are effective against these cockroaches or at least for now. I bet they will go for a big climatic battle for the finale. I expect a lot of blood and shit going down.

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thundrakkon

2014-12-12, 21:55

ookamigirl

2014-12-13, 08:49

More action this time.
Not surprising since there's only 1 episode left.
At least they made it to the pyramid.
So someone betrayed our guys.
Wonder which country it was?
Can't wait to see how it's gonna end.

Cloudedmind

2014-12-14, 00:26

Finally the story progressed a little with 1 episode to go! If this is really the #1 shounen series right now, then I'm sad at this adaptation that really didn't get the story going anywhere. I do really love the premise and the fights, but no story progression in a short series is not the way to go. Well, the finale looks like it will be awesome with the strongest group finally together. And... uh... yeah, Eva still is the most useless character in the series.

It's seinen, it runs in a seinen magazine, not that there's always a huge difference between the type pf stories you'll see in a shounen manga verses a seinen one these days. Also the anime just finished adapting chapter 49 which is about halfway through the manga, the manga itself isn't particularly fast paced, so you can't really blame the anime for taking it's time when it's following the manga in this way.

Shikijin

2014-12-14, 12:15

The thing is that this is based on a manga which was structured a little differently. The manga starts with the Bugs #2 arc, so it jumps straight into the action, and you can't complain about it. After then, the manga has earned some time, which is spent introducing characters for the build up of Annex #1 arc, which is the main story. When the Annex #1 arrives on Mars the "baptism of fire" starts, so they steadily introduce the rest of the characters and their powers while the reader is left pondering if they will in fact need an Annex #2 arc.

The anime adaptation has relegated the Bugs #2 arc to an OVA, and the TV series had no other choice but to cut some introduction to quickly start the Annex #1 arc and bring out the action as quickly as possible. They are still forced though to introduce what is a large cast of characters compared to Bugs #2, and this is what slow things down.

Basically, the Bugs #2 arc was a preview of what the manga had to offer. After that the real story starts, but now the authors can take their time because the reader already know the gist of it. If you simply start with Annex #1 though you are overwhelmed by the character introductions at the beginning.

Stark700

2014-12-19, 11:41

I kinda admit that the second half of the series was considerably better than the rushed first half. Adolf's arc is my favorite from the show and it didn't disappoint at all. And also, we got plenty of action in the finale too with a little background story. I didn't expect that much from the show but it actually improved over time for the second cour.

The story still feels lackluster in the end though imo.

Wonder if this will get another season in the future..

Sageblink

2014-12-19, 21:15

So... Death death death fight fight fight and death death death again.
Did I get the season right ?

I sticked to the end, but dammit that was boring.

ookamigirl

2014-12-20, 04:44

Reality, despair, death and no way out.
They sort of lost their purpose.
Came to find the cure to the virus, but ended up fighting for their lives.
Third party that's involved in the shadows is making things impossible.
Fights were nice & interesting as usual, but so many things were left unexplained.
This felt more like a mid-season finale.

frodonk

2014-12-20, 08:57

They better make an s2 for all those dangling plot points they've introduced in the last episode.

~Yami~

2014-12-20, 16:37

must be honest..
yes! the next episode right after Adolf's arc until last episode ended up boring
but good thing is finally two teams got reunited
we got lots of action and three of my fave chars finally got together

glad to see Ichiro acts as true bro and fighting to save Komachi
meanwhile, the intention of the betrayal is totally weird.. what is the point of leaking the plan to cockroach? are they siding with roaches? for what?
looking at the battle capacity, it really seems that only several members are capable to fight.. but those "fighter" members really could wiped out the roaches almost single-handedly...
I think that's why the author didn't want the whole division to meet up since the roaches might be overwhelmed even though they could shoot missiles right now

what I'm looking forward in next season would be : how they defeat the traitor and the moment when all of them reunited at BUGS 2 spaceship.. how many would remain? as well as the relationship between Michelle X Akari and Marcos X Kanako :heh:
and maybe... how Komachi die..

since it is hinted in OVA about how he wanted to join his friends and lover at the other side