(L) BLUE DROP ~Tenshitachi no Gikyoku~

[TigerII]

I never said it was an implamented plan, but it was something they came up with. They said directly, lets impregnate her s it will not be a male. Those were not Arume, but I doubt that this plan was not thought of. This is a young manga, and there are several chapters to come.

But I never said it was a Arume government decision. But those Arume did say it.

[FatPianoBoy]

Scanlations of the first three chapters of Tenshi no Bokura, the one set ten years after the anime, has the first three chapters scanlated so far. I know where the first and third chapters are, but I can't remember where the second one is.

Originally Posted by TigerII

But I never said it was a Arume government decision. But those Arume did say it.

Indeed they did. But the way you phrased it made it sound like it was state-sanctioned operation to kidnapped young ladies and impregnate them with Arume babies

[fict_ticious]

Episode 13: CARRIER HAS ARRIVED

Spoiler:

Well, I expected some sacrifice to be made on Hagino's part, but I was expecting Azanael to pull some crazy stuff off. Genocide mode looked like them bosses in those old space shoot-'em-ups. No power ups for our defenders, though.

Overall, it was a good show. I think I'll promote it to my "recommended" list.

[Fweakin]

Originally Posted by Mentar

One thing which should be noted about the final episode, but AFAIK wasn't yet:

Spoiler:

The music. The wonderful music. Especially the little piano piece which begins when Mari starts chasing after Blue on the pier, which begins quiet and sad, and eventually gains depth when a layer of strings gets added. By now, this piece alone is almost enough already to create a little lump in my throat ^_^;

For me personally, this very scene, which was prepared so meticulously in the prior episodes, will remain in my memories as the sparkling highlight of the show. So much love and attention to detail went into it. Throughout the entire show, I had the uneasy feeling that Mari's run, which was shown in the OP, would signify the climax if it were to have no happy ending. And it did.

Next to the music, outstanding seiyuu performances too. A choked-up Hagino, trying to force her words out over the lump in her throat, leading to her voice breaking. A crying Tsubael having difficulties to confirm her order. And ever-spunky Mari, whose willful nature prevents her from collapse, but whose shouts grow more desperate bit by bit. I wonder how many times they recorded these parts before they chose the best versions.

So much thought and attention to detail went into this climax, which in my opinion outshone Hagino's "Sayounara" (which gave me a little pang, but nothing more) by quite a margin.

Yes! Good god, yes!

I think music in any visual medium is often the most overlooked but essential part of a series. The right kind of music can either make or break a scene, and the scene Mentar mentioned was just exquisite (and heartbreaking ::sob, sniffle:. I am very eager to hear the OST/buy the DVD's.

Ep 13, what can I say? It was not the ending I would have liked, (in my desperation for a happy ending) but regardless it was beautiful, and I can't really think of any other ending that would have done the series justice. I think the strength of the series was that it hard the majority of viewers so emotionally involved, and the reactions to the ending kind of prove that.

Once again, thank you to FLoser for getting the subs out quickly, and I wait with baited breath for Simoun-fans/english licensing/any form of sequel or continuation of the story

[scr]

Spoiler:

now that i'm contemplating about it, EkarilHagino doesnt know that she's not the one responsible for the Kamiokijima Massacre. in her mind the kamikaze is justified, but we (as well as Azanael, and Shivariel's subordinates) know that it's just an outright tragic end.

anyway, another thing i notice is that Arume are using Emiru Force that materialize nightmares. supposedly, only Shivariel (and everyone that was there when Azanael blow the gun) know about this aspect of The Force, right ? then, EkarilHagino's sacrifice to bury Shivariel along with all of her knowledge under the cold depth of the sea is in vain. worse, if everything that Shivariel knows are already transmitted to the central Arume government, Mari will be the #1 target of the Arume.

Blue Drop season 2 is probably about Mari's life under constant pursuit of the Arume. it will be a war anime. who knows, because Mari is Mari, she will pull something out that lead to the Peace Agreement. and because we see Mari wasn't there with Ambassador Kouzuki, probably she died too in the progress.

*off topic*
i can so mentally picture Itoshiki-sensei shouting "zetsubou shitaaaaa !!!" when Arume fleets are hovering above him.

[Ronja]

If they ever make the second season I don't think it will be about Mari or anyone from the first series. It would probably have a new story, with new characters.

[grey_moon]

Manga rocks, if S2 is based on that I'll most defiantly be happy. No real yuri fest, but lots of room to slap some in there if the director wants to cater for a certain group of fans

[TigerII]

Yes my apologies if they way I said it made it seem like a government plan. But the changing male to female was a government plan. And since there are only three chapters, I might not be wrong, or I might about the getting rid of males. Only time will tell.


As for one thing, I just wonder what happened to Mari. I guess she just moved on. Who knows.

[FatPianoBoy]

Originally Posted by TigerII

And since there are only three chapters

There are 11 in Japanese, 3 of which have been scanlated into English. Several of us here (including myself) have been keeping up with the Japanese releases.

[TigerII]

3 chapters to us English readers then

[crazyhorse]

I just finished watching the last episode now and while it was really well done, it felt anticlimatic. The final scene where Hagino sacrifices herself was expected, but after that I was like....isn't there going to be more? It didn't feel like an ending to me. I really expected there to be like at least 5 more minutes left to explain all the holes. It ended with a bang, but left nothing to calm it down. It just felt like it was missing something.

Other than that, I like the whole lovey dovey state Hagino and Mari were in. Just made me feel all giddy. I also just loved the "goodbye" scene. Very touching.

Well, it's been great following this, I just wished they explained some stuff more.

[Matrim]

Well, I have a lot of reading to catch up with in this thread but for now I will say I am mostly satisfied with the ending. It was quite clear that there was going to be no happy end, the farewell scene was really poignant and I am a sucker for characters sacrificing themselves to save others, so I liked the kamikaze moment, too. And the music's importance and impact really went up a notch in the final episode.

[Shikimori Kazuki]

Is the manga still continuing after the anime's ending or is this it??

I feel kind of sad at the end where Hagino sacrificed herself, but i know something has to be done to stop that crazy ship else all hell breaks loose. But the end didnt explain much, it reached the climax but theres nothing to calm the waves, we dont know what happens after Hagino's sacrifice....

I'll recommend this series, to ones who likes drama.

[Guido]

Memories of the Night

I'm still slightly far from concluding the series, but it seems that for the ninth episode Mari is just one step closer from finding out the truth that happened at the island.

Spoiler:

What does Mari holds so special to her to have been targeted by Shivariel so zealously?

At the deserted restaurant on the rainy night, she and Hagino happened not only to share the same dream of the incident but also exchanging events as if they were telepathically communicating like Azanael inferred.

The conflict arises upon that Hagino is so tormented with guilt for the malfunctioning of the Emil Drive, weighing on herself the burden and sin of being responsible for the deaths of her crew, her platoon, and the island inhabitants.

Why is it that rather on attempting focusing at saving her comrades lives Ekaril (Hagino) chose to save Mari instead?
Maybe Ekaril felt that at least needed to save any speck of an Earthling's life as a an apology and to atone for her mistake, which the lives of the islands' inhabitants.

Unfortunately, it fills her with pure remorse to witness that Mari partially knows the truth and thanks her in tears for saving her. She still doesn't know that the tragedy in part was Hagino's mistake.

It isn't obvious then for me to predict, that Hagino plans to invite Mari aboard the Blue and ripe the rightful time to tell her the full truth of what happened.

The gist is that I have a very bad feeling on the path that the show is heading towards, since by knowing the partial truth from Ekaril's dream about what happened that day Azanael has become more riled up.
Shocked and frustrated to have watched that Ekaril saved Mari instead of Onomil by which common sense and logic she as the BLUE's commander should have worried over the safety of her crew first.

[Sin Ansem]

Yo. Nooblet here.

I was quite surprised by this series. I'm not really sure what caught my eye about it, maybe it was the promise of yuri, maybe it was the random idea of spaceships, but something told me to stick around.

I watched it and loved it. While the yuri took too long to develop, the drama in the show was superior to many things that season.

I'm currently trying to understand the manga and therefore the Arume way of life, as I'm cooking up a rather unusual fanfic involving them.

I've seen the latest translations of the stuff on the hidden site, such as the Gosutas and the sex pills, but no dice on the earlier stuff (and I'm not navigating SEVENTY THREE PAGES ;_; ), can anyone help?

[Kazu-kun]

Originally Posted by Sin Ansem

I'm currently trying to understand the manga and therefore the Arume way of life, as I'm cooking up a rather unusual fanfic involving them.

I've seen the latest translations of the stuff on the hidden site, such as the Gosutas and the sex pills, but no dice on the earlier stuff (and I'm not navigating SEVENTY THREE PAGES ;_; ), can anyone help?

Earlier stuff... mmm. Here's a translation of the official timeline:

http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...72&postcount=7

And this is Kaoru's translation of the previous bunch of hidden pages:

http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...postcount=1183

Some clarifications from my part about those hidden pages:

http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...postcount=1196

This is a post by FPB which I think is quite helpful to understand why the Arume are on Earth:

http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...&postcount=812

Some general clarifications about the Arume's reproductive method:

http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...8&postcount=64

Some info about the Thought-Arresting Weapon:

http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...postcount=1106

An interesting post by FPB about Arume main characters:

http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...9&postcount=74

Looking forwards to that fanfic BTW...

[Sin Ansem]

Oh ho ho. That puts a lot of things in perspective for me, thanks!

And uh.. I hope you like crossovers. Of the not-super-serious kind. It starts with Metroid and goes into a Brawl from there. If you're still not repulsed, point me to your fanfic section and I'll post what I have so far.

[Kaoru Chujo]

Originally Posted by Shikimori Kazuki

Is the manga still continuing after the anime's ending or is this it?....

One manga is continuing and another is just starting, but neither involves the characters from the anime.

The continuing manga involves lots of nudity and some sex, and is a very different animal from the anime.

The new manga is included with the anime DVD, and so far seems to share some of the anime's tone. It is set seven years after the invasion, before Micchi flies to the mothership, so maybe it will connect with the anime, but so far it doesn't.

[Shikimori Kazuki]

Originally Posted by Kaoru Chujo

One manga is continuing and another is just starting, but neither involves the characters from the anime.

The continuing manga involves lots of nudity and some sex, and is a very different animal from the anime.

The new manga is included with the anime DVD, and so far seems to share some of the anime's tone. It is set seven years after the invasion, before Micchi flies to the mothership, so maybe it will connect with the anime, but so far it doesn't.

ah, thats sad to hear. but i really do want to know whats happens next to the characters, especially Mari and the time gap between Hagino's death and the starting of the peace negotiations.

For some reason, this anime reminds me of the Banners of the Stars series. since is about unknown beings and humans relationships.

[Kaoru Chujo]

Originally Posted by Shikimori Kazuki

...For some reason, this anime reminds me of the Banners of the Stars series. since is about unknown beings and humans relationships.

Interesting comparison. I think both shows portray humanoid aliens that are just enough like us for us to relate to, while being just enough unlike us to feel alien.