2012-05-14, 10:33 | Link #762 | |
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I happened to be reading this piece on attitudes among Americans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's a sobering reminder about the real effects of warfare on even well-trained personnel.
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2012-05-14, 10:35 | Link #763 |
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The girls only had ten days to prep, and from there they can decide whether to leave or stay, depending on the results of their final test... so the only trauma those rejects could be getting is having the shock of being thrown into such mock combat, being tagged, and finding that they're ill-suited for the organization's requirements.
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2012-05-14, 11:56 | Link #765 |
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LOL...Katyusha..
Isn't Katyusha the name of a Russian Rocket too? And it's anime. I wouldn't worry about serious things like PTSD :P But anyway at this point I wonder what is Makoto contribution to the group..she's easily freaked out and obviously can't handle pressure.
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2012-05-14, 11:59 | Link #766 |
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The process for the election of the 77th generation continues on board their ship.
It was pretty LOL watching their trainings. Guess the girls thought it would be singing & dancing training, they sure were surprised. From normal girls to soldiers, now that's a transformation! Good thing it was just an audition ^^
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2012-05-14, 12:54 | Link #768 | |
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It all seemed pretty obvious to me.
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2012-05-14, 13:11 | Link #769 | |
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If Mayuyu thought that Chieri was isolating herself and that was an issue, she was right, but she was wrong thinking that would make her fail, because even if she didn't tell her anything, Chieri still would have found the answer on her own. She's that kind of person, or at least that's how she seems to me. She isn't perfect, but she has an incredible ability to adapt and learn, even if what she needs to learn is to be more of a team-player. She's already changing in that expect too, as shown by that heartfelt embrace with Yuka at the end of the episode.
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2012-05-14, 16:06 | Link #773 |
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considering AKB have a habit of making dark stuffs in their dramas like the psycho Gekikara in Majisuka Gakuen, or cutting like in Tegami no Kara Sakura, I'm really hoping this anime do more dark stuffs
Nothing more awesome than lolis and guns lol
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2012-05-14, 18:18 | Link #779 |
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Man. At the end of that scene I was thinking. Oh no Chieri is gone already? Oh well I guess she can add motivation to Nagisa and friends. That's good too! That scene looked like they were sending her to heaven.
The battle scene was great, but what exactly were the girls supposed to do against giant robots with nothing more than small caliber assault rifles and hand grenades vs the equivalent of a main battle tank. Hmmm... I introduced this show to a bunch of otaku I know. Some of them ran away immediately after hearing Aitakatta, but a few stuck around. Maybe this show can bridge the gap between ota and wota? Even I'm having this strange fascination with AKB right now. Spent al night watching AKBINGO. Minegishi is amazing. Why is she not top 10 grrr
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2012-05-14, 18:36 | Link #780 |
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I thought so too at first, but then I remembered Tsubasa was watching over them, and that sort of tipped me off. Also, Chieri's character is a little too "expensive" (as in, too much effort has been put into her design and characterization), to just let go of her like that. Nagisa might need motivation and all but not at the cost of a character that is arguably better crafted (writing wise) than herself. They can always kill off Yuka for that .
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