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I should actually try to watch that extra about locations scouting. I've had the series on DVD for a while (picked it up at a local anime store -I thought I was buying the Bluray edition because of the color scheme Funimation used for the packaging on the "Anime Classics" release that I bought* ) but I've never actually gotten around to watching that extra. |
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TSR Episode 12: "Burning Hong Kong"
I could probably have done without that scene of Gates making a phone call to the surviving twin. It felt like it was in poor taste. According to the novel, "Kowloon" is pronounced "Gauron" in the Cantonese dialect. I wonder if many fans were surprised to see him still alive. It seems a little strange that he has to explain the message he used to lure in Sousuke to Sousuke but I guess they felt they needed to make it obvious to the viewer and anime is a bit more limited in how it can explain things than a novel. Am I being overly nitpicky if I think Sousuke should be keeping his finger off the trigger of his pistol? I think I mentioned earlier how I wondered if the idea for this novel came from people pointing out issues with the series' premise. Here's another issue getting addressed -why is Amalgam after Kaname if they already have a whispered? As I suspected, they didn't cut Tessa's confrontation with Mardukas after all, they just moved it. This is a pretty powerful scene, but what particularly stood out to me was what Mardukas did with that hat of his. It might seem like a minor gesture, but if you've read the short story where Mardukas actually got that hat and know who he got it from it takes on much greater significance. This may seem inconsistent given my disgust at the scene with Gates, but I'm a bit disappointed that they cut Gauron saying how he'd have liked to have killed Sousuke then screwed his corpse. The novel also has Gauron accuse Mithril of hypocrisy for spending so much on weaponry -he asks the question of how much aid could be delivered for that price. Not that I think Gauron actually cares much about that kind of thing... I have to wonder if Gauron simply assumed that Kaname hadn't survived her encounter with his assassin or whether he lied just to screw with Sousuke. At any rate he got quite an effect. To quote/paraphrase something another fan wrote years ago "How often do you see a hero just go over to the darkside like that?" |
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2017-09-17, 13:27 | Link #144 |
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TSR Episode 13: "The Continuing Day by Day"
I think in general I find the second half of this episode more satisfactory than the first half. I have some issues with the first half. In the novel, it's a couple of Hunter's people who followed Sousuke, not his comrades in arms. In the novel I think they were there primarily to explain how Mithril knew where to send the Arbalest. They depart the scene soon after they arrive, with nothing like the drama of Corporal Yan threatening to shoot Sousuke. I had mixed feelings on that bit even before reviewing it. Its an interesting follow up to Clouseau's comment about Sousuke being in danger of becoming like the people they fight. But it also seems a bit much for Yan to pull a gun on Sousuke so easily, especially seeing as how Sousuke just mentioned losing someone important to him. While I'll admit to finding it funny, I kind of dislike how violent Kaname is during her reunion with Sousuke. After reviewing things however, she's also pretty violent in the novel version of the scene so that may be a case of me being a bit unfair to the anime adaptation. "I guess determination fades after a day goes by..." Were you thinking of confessing to Sousuke by any chance Kaname? On to the second part: Gates assumes the role of Amalgam's task force leader in the anime. Actually I've theorized that Gates might actually have grown out of the character of the task force leader, whom Gauron described as a "crazy bastard." It could just as easily be that Gates was created to support new content earlier in the anime and inserted into the finale later though. Anyway heck of a threat escalation with with five Codarls showing up... ...and then Sousuke shows up and wipes the floor with them almost as easily as he took out those five RK-92s in Khanka back in season one. One could argue he's pretty OP in this scene but really the scene works -its cathartic to see what he and the Arbalest can do when they finally get in sync. There's one change from the novels here that I think is a particularly good one: that's Gates taking Clouseau and his Falke hostage rather than a random South Chinese M6 that chose the wrong moment to wander into the scene. Given Sousuke's newfound partnership with AL, I wonder if it might have been better for him to take off to rejoin Kaname after linking the Arbalest up with one of the transport helicopters rather than simply abandoning it. That scene with Leonard is anime original (or at least content that was cut from the novel) and seems like it might be of help if the new anime skips DVMC and goes straight to adapting COMO. Makes me wonder what may have been planned at the time. I sometimes feel like Sousuke was unnecessarily provocative during his confrontation with the Mithril leadership. He definitely needed to show that he was willing to stand his ground, but I don't think he needed to rile General Amit up that much. He's lucky Lord Mallory found his behaviour amusing. Speaking of amusing, I think it would be remarkably easy to misinterpret the anime version of what Sousuke says to Tessa for a love confession. He's lucky she got distracted by him calling her by her first name. You know it really bugs me when snipers in movies use laser sights. The only possible reason to do such a thing would be if they wanted the target to know they were being threatened. It actually makes a bit more sense here than it usually does because Wraith is just trying to screw with Sousuke. I really like how Kaname was going to hit Sousuke for his antics, but then ended up gripping his shirt and crying instead. Of course her friends had to interrupt just as he was about to give her an awkward hug. But at least there's they make a little progress in that after credits scene... Anyway after the better part of a year this is finally more or less complete. I'm considering trying to do the TSR OVA at some point but for right now I think I'd like to take a bit of a break (as much as I love FMP it's going to be nice to not have to worry about getting something up on Sunday mornings). Thanks to all of you who participated! |
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Sorry that it took me this long to get my review in for the final episode of this segment, but I had a lot going on these past couple of weeks. If anyone still reads this even though the thread had been complete, I thank you taking your time to do so since you'll notice that I have a butt-load of thoughts for this episode. I've basically watched this one WAY TOO MANY times in the past 12 years so I know I have a lot to say on it. Here it goes!
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2017-10-09, 22:17 | Link #149 | |
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Part of the reason I phrased it as a question is because I'm not 100% sure on Yan's status. I think he might have actually switched between the two at some point...
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Anyway your getting around to watching the final episode encouraged me to finally get around to doing the OVA (it helped that its the Thanksgiving Weekend here in Canada so I had some extra time). TSR OVA: "A Relatively Leisurely Day in the Life of a Fleet Captain" The scene where a half asleep Tessa wanders into the hangar while Sousuke is absolutely hilarious. Its probably one of if not the funniest scene that's been animated to date. I particularly love the way the reports about the progress of the simulation from the Arbalest's AI seem like they could be taken as referring to either the simulation or what's going on between Sousuke and Tessa. Actually considering the recent discussion about the AI's character I have to wonder if it was doing that deliberately. Food for thought... For some reason Sousuke's "Shut Up!" to the AI got stuck on my screen during Tessa's fan service shower scene. Not sure if that's a problem with the encoding on the disc or my player. Um, Mao, what exactly are you doing to Tessa in that flashback? The bit with the two M9s doing the tango is also pretty funny. Definitely a misuse of Mithril resources though. Clouseau is pretty much the last person in Mithril you'd expect to be an anime otaku (well okay, maybe Mardukas would be more unexpected). Which is probably why Gatou made him one. On a similar note its kind of awesome that Kalinin wears a pink apron while cooking. We actually learn quite a bit about Sousuke's fears in this episode. In addition to half naked and half awake Tessa, he's apparently terrified of Kalinin's borscht. I'm with Clouseau here. Messing with someone's favorite anime is an unforgivable crime. BTW I feel sorry for Tessa getting caught up in that lecture from Mardukas. LOL Sousuke is dense. "Are you seriously that stupid?" Yes Tessa. Yes he is... Yeah, not sure there's a whole lot insightful to say about this episode given that it's primarily comedic. Though I will note that I think the ending with Tessa hoping she can "keep having this kind of terrible day forever" does resonate since Tessa can only keep having "this kind of terrible day" as long as Mithril has no crises to deal with. |
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