GATE - Episode 24 [END] Discussion / Poll

[Vallen Chaos Valiant]

Originally Posted by rladls2121

I think she is more than just adult, no I think she is beyond ol.... er.... .
Just what should we consider her as!!!?
On top of that, this species is no human, a beyond human!!!

Whether to call her a child, teen, adult, but considering her actual age, im confused now.

It really not that unusual. Especially in Asia, you get a lot of tiny women who look way younger than their real age. Guess that's why Japan never made a fuss about it.

[rladls2121]

I understand.

It must be hard for some people not receiving the treatment they deserve just because he/she is too short.

I feel this series genre was some kind of an adventure more than a military.

[Yan3242]

As a person who lived in asia country i can asure that.

Iam a guy with 186cm height, most girl i see is about my shoulder and below (some even almost at my stomach) and they are not "kids", they are full adult between 20's to 30's

i can understand if westerner found it strange, but to call it gross? (pedo, etc). Those people really need to have vacation in asia country (singapore, japan, taiwan, etc), see if they can find girls who at least reach their shoulder lol

[Sinestra]

Originally Posted by Yan3242

As a person who lived in asia country i can asure that.

Iam a guy with 186cm height, most girl i see is about my shoulder and below (some even almost at my stomach) and they are not "kids", they are full adult between 20's to 30's

i can understand if westerner found it strange, but to call it gross? (pedo, etc). Those people really need to have vacation in asia country (singapore, japan, taiwan, etc), see if they can find girls who at least reach their shoulder lol

oh trust me i know iv traveled in Asia a lot Im almost 6'2" the girls i met i had to crane their neck to even look up to me lol.

[mergele]

I just hope this now goes the SAO way and we will now get some good series with the basic setup.

[quigonkenny]

Originally Posted by rladls2121

Stating the obvious, Yes Rory almost became a criminal, not Itami, I think Itami forgot at that moment that Rory's age was more than half of a century than his.

Actually, Rory is over 900 years older that Itami. She's older than Yoda.

[Dop]

Originally Posted by frodonk

I'd like to see him fight Kuribayashi one on one then get beaten up in front of his generals

edit: I forgot this has happened before, I want another round lol

This. I wanted Kuribayashi to show up, crack her knuckles, say to Zorzal "Oh hi. Remember me?" then beat the crap out of him AGAIN.
That would have made the episode utterly perfect. If she followed that up by beating up warrior bunny woman that'd be even better.

[rladls2121]

I feel bad for sugawara.
His face of embarrassment looks quite different than all the others when each male being hooked up with someone at the epilogue scene.
Sugawara seemed to me, wasn't really fond of it, he may felt really awkward on the inside.
Compared to the SDF soldier often saying he is jealous, no Sugawara is more to feel sorry for than singles.

I bless Sugawara and Sherry, I really do.
And it is not like they are setting a wedding immediately.
Sugawara said himself, he is not going to break the law after all.
It is most likely that they will start out as a family, but not getting married, yet.
However, some of Sugawara's fellow politicians might point fingers at him without he himself knowing, no he probably knew many of his acquaintances will criticize him somehow.

[Netto Azure]

Love the series, pretty much what I was looking for a modern vs. Fantasy world without going all curbstompy.

Just a question: why couldn't they just depose/execute Zorzal and the pro-war senators for rebellion then have the Emperor re-establish the government with pro-peace senators?

Why go through a bloddyt civil war of all things with 2 separate imperial governments?

Is it because of optics?

[thundrakkon]

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At this point, the emperor and Pina do not have enough military strength to take over Zorzal and the senators. Zorzal pretty much has a tight grip over the military.

The JSDF are only there to support and rescue the pro-peace senators, their officials, and people under their protection. The JSDF is currently not in an offensive military stance.

The emperor has to rally those under him to build up his troops. There will probably be a lot of deserters on Zorzal's side who will go over to the emperor, or Pina in this case. The JSDF cannot directly participate yet, since it is still the empire's internal dispute right now. Plus, the emperor does not want the JSDF to do everything, since that will make the emperor and Pina out to be a puppet government.

[OkamiNoKaze]

The Ogre fight was short, I was expecting short, too bad it wasn't Mink vs Minotaur short, like in the old Dragon Half anime.

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by Netto Azure

Love the series, pretty much what I was looking for a modern vs. Fantasy world without going all curbstompy.

Just a question: why couldn't they just depose/execute Zorzal and the pro-war senators for rebellion then have the Emperor re-establish the government with pro-peace senators?

Why go through a bloddyt civil war of all things with 2 separate imperial governments?

Is it because of optics?

Perhaps Japan wanted to let the legitimate government win on its own terms rather than looking like they are meddling in Empire's business?

[Top Sergeant]

Ah, the first Friday without Gate. Feels odd.

[PonSquared]

More please. The ending was anything but. I'll just pretend the last three minutes of the final episode never happened.

[Kafriel]

Marathoned this in two days. Fast-paced and fun to watch, I certainly don't regret picking this up.

The premise gives room for a shit-ton of incidents to happen...like other countries entering the special region, or Pina's brother (ima call him Whiskey) seeking help from Russia/America and getting in an international conflict. Even Yanagida's incident was pretty hot, but was somehow resolved offscreen and the rest of these matters are barely addressed. While this may seem bad from a certain PoV, it also frees up a LOT of screentime for everything else to unfold, keeping the series from sinking to a standstill.

There are lots of characters, most of which are likeable and easy to identify. This may be all about the empire getting rekt by the JSDF, I have to admit it was super fun to watch. Itami's harem is also very interesting: he's technically married to Lelei, formed a contract with Rory and possesses Yao, who was nonchalantly sold off to him after the fire dragon mission. Tuka and Risa are the weakest links, but it's cool, it doesn't need to get any more competitive

Spoiler for A few things tho:

1) Emperor Malt leaving a crumbling empire to his daughter is the most irresponsible thing ever; Pina will have to face whatever brother Whiskey calls over, as well as every other faction that is bound to stand in her way.

2) Did Lelei get her PhD? Attacks on her should have stopped, but Zolzal is an avenging idiot and Tyuule basically got away with no suspicion falling on her.

3) What about Delilah's assassination attempt and assault on military personnel!?

4) If Bozes is pregnant, a certain someone should be behind bars, or at the very least relieved of duty.

5) If the fire dragon's head was recovered, its body should have followed as well. Where is it though, and how much profit did it yield, if any?

6) What did the JSDF do with the huge chunk of adamantite they got from Yao? Did Itami's unrestrained resource trip uncover diamond mines?

7) How did a police car bear the weight of Rory's halberd? That thing is must weigh a ton...literally?

The last episode was just like the rest of them, with an extra bonus of instant ogre-slaying and princess-rescuing. I look forward to a third season, so...till next year, probably!

P.S: The first OP was awesome. I liked both EDs...as well as the fact that military life is displayed like something easy Disobeying orders incurs varying penalties, breaking equipment is (to my local knowledge) 20 days of suspension plus paying for it (looking at you, Kuribayashi), not attending a roll call is 2-4 days, going MIA varies (although Itami is justified as deep recon).

[Brother Coa]

Originally Posted by Kafriel

I look forward to a third season, so...till next year, probably!

If only.... but on the other hand this is A-1 studio so hopefully we will see GATE next time in summer or autumn season 2017.

If not there is always 2018.

[thundrakkon]

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Actually, she gave herself up to him as part of the compensation for helping her get rid of the fire dragon.

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[Kafriel]

^ That actually covers most of it, thank you!

I suppose Yao did give herself to Itami...what's with women so readily offering their bodies? I know it's middle ages stuff, but still. Anyway, her position in his harem is ideal, I daresay it is very well-built right now.

Even if the Empire is Japan's allied country, the JSDF would probably have no right to interfere in a civil war - they'd take care of outsiders though, being a defence force and all.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, just a pet peeve of mine, but since this was apparently written by a former SDF member, is there a single military series where people salute properly? (afaik you raise your hand to point to the national flag that is embroidered on the beret/cap - you don't salute with a kevlar helmet on and you salute differently when armed with a rifle)

[quigonkenny]

Originally Posted by Kafriel

7) How did a police car bear the weight of Rory's halberd? That thing is must weigh a ton...literally?

Rory's halberd seems to work like Thor's Mjolnir in Marvel. It only weighs so much when someone tries to pick it up (or if she wills it to). If Rory is carrying it and someone is carrying her, or if it is sitting in a Humvee or subway car, or horse-drawn cart, or any other method of conveyance, it doesn't appear to weigh much at all—arguably less than it should.

Originally Posted by Kafriel

EDIT: Forgot to mention, just a pet peeve of mine, but since this was apparently written by a former SDF member, is there a single military series where people salute properly? (afaik you raise your hand to point to the national flag that is embroidered on the beret/cap - you don't salute with a kevlar helmet on and you salute differently when armed with a rifle)

Different countries (and indeed often different branches of service in those countries) handle salutes differently. And even if the show is handling it wrong for how the JSDF does it, keep in mind that the author only wrote the story. He doesn't direct the anime.

[Kafriel]

Ok, didn't know about that, although it makes sense. I'll take the halberd explanation too, for now...since everyone else seems to use magic of some sort and Rory is a demi-goddess, I guess gravity manipulation isn't too much of a deal.