2015-07-04, 10:35 | Link #81 |
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I suppose the only thing that I was surprised about was the lack of damage. I expected from the summary that the invasion would be a massive disaster, but it doesn't even seem like that many people even died all things considered. Lot of running and then modern artillery crushed the force that had crossed the gate into paste.
But it was a good first episode. It was nice to see the lead be a pretty rational force out there and getting people to safety. Sure there was the kind of dumb aspect of him being worried about a sale during a crisis with people dying, but at least he still got the job done out there. Guess we'll have to see if humanity can restrain itself from outright invasion. I'd sure take the tanks over what the other side has presented militarily so far.
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2015-07-04, 10:45 | Link #83 |
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After watching Gate i can see how most people wouldnt be soo on board. But in terms of adapting the novel they did good for the first episode. Seeing how this is a 2 cour series i didnt expect anything rushed off the bat. They did however set up everything for the future fine. We all know where this is heading but lets just enjoy the ride. There is a slight harem but thats not its sub genre its just a cliche they will use. Seeing how the MC is older than ur typical MC and seeing him kill a person right off the bat shows promise. I hate how ppl are going to compare this to SAO not only because its an rpg but the same studio. Tbh this looks like a fun ride already. JSPD + mystical creators trying to protect the world type shit.
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2015-07-04, 11:15 | Link #88 | |
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The show toned down the violence either because of poor planning, script writers being incompetent, director being incompetent, or animators weren't available. That is the real reason, because people getting stabbed and piled up on takes more effort. The whole attack scene was average if not sloppily made for a first episode. It didn't need to omit violence to prove that. |
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2015-07-04, 11:27 | Link #89 | |
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Should be fun to see how the next few episodes unfold.
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2015-07-04, 11:36 | Link #90 |
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cyth... I understand that the scale of the invasion was bigger than it was made out to be in the Anime.
But I clearly noticed that things were getting quite ugly, even if the whole scale was being skimmed through quite quickly. They did things more suggestively instead of flat out straight and I had no problems with it. You accusing staff members out of nowhere, without a clear clue as to what might have been the real cause of how the scene was directed, seems to me as a quite unfair and an excuse of yours to not simply claim you didn't like the scene as you might have wanted it. |
2015-07-04, 12:13 | Link #91 |
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Not a bad start IMHO.
First with have our nerdy hero... who just happens to be a total badarse solider as well. It's a nice to see a show that shows thatnerd and warrior aren't polar opposite. I think he likely falling into the heroic neutral archetype, in that he has no grand vision putting the world to rights, but will defend what he cares about when push comes to shove. Orcs vs tanks was fun to watch, which is a major selling point of the show. We've yet to meet the other major selling point of the show in the form of the girls yet however. Gore level could be higher, but I suspect the studio has to keep to some kind of rules for their channel and time slot, so not much that likely changeable outside the OVAs latter. Lets see how it develops. |
2015-07-04, 12:28 | Link #92 |
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It wasn't bad or good really, and at least it was slightly interesting, but... Not really sure what to say. Man, the whole world is at war and the first thing you think is going to/missing a convention, which is really... ugh, stupid.
But as far as this season goes, at least it didn't leave me half-dead from boredom, so I'll keep watching for now.
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2015-07-04, 12:40 | Link #93 | |
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There would still be thousands of casualties with hundreds of civilians killed at the minimum simply because the Ginza is a crowded area but the actual battle per se would be short. There's a SF short story, "The Road Not Taken", where aliens land on Earth to conquer us. They know we're primitives because they can't detect any starships on or near Earth and star travel is easy, it's invented by most alien races well before steam engines or even gunpowder weapons. They think that because they've got muzzle-loading muskets we'll be a pushover...
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2015-07-04, 12:56 | Link #94 | |
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Quite frankly though, I would not be surprised if, had a Roman or medieval-level army showed up in a modern city, they would be defeated by the cops- albeit in the UK they'd have to wait until the armed squads show up. Handguns would be effective enough to hold off the invaders, and might actually scare them into retreat. Even if they didn't, the riot shields, shotguns, SMGs, assault rifles, and tear gas of a SWAT-type unit would enough to decisively defeat an medieval army- after sustaining heavy losses from gunfire, the invaders would definitely flee back across the portal in terror. Even before the police showed up, quite frankly, if a truck driver or bulldozer operator or something had shown to initiative to ram the Imperial formations while blaring his horn, that would definitely do some damage, and might even cause them to flee in terror at what they would see as a "giant monster" charging at them. As for the scenario of the battle between the JSDF and the Imperial army, after they saw the firepower of modern tanks, artillery, and aircraft, they'd probably mistake modern humanity for gods. |
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2015-07-04, 13:00 | Link #95 |
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Good start. I was expecting the invasion to be more brutal but that came off rather tame.
The MC at least has a good head on his shoulders with the exception of being worried about a sale during the invasion. So far I'd say humanity chances of winning that are good considering the tanks they have. So far the other side hasn't shown anything outstanding.
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2015-07-04, 13:06 | Link #96 |
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I'm surprised on the judgmental criticism the show has already garnered just from the first episode. I think this series deserves a few episodes trial before such harsh "criticism" are warranted because I find some of these "critics" overreacted based on preset judgements.
I find the manga good and the anime adaptation to be a good adaptation, albeit slow. I'm in for the ride as long as the show is not censored too much. I heard this airs on family hour, so I'm a bit concerned. |
2015-07-04, 13:18 | Link #97 |
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That's pretty much the setup for the next episode going by the teaser at the end of the first one although the Empire's forces at the Gate are a lot larger than the invasion force. Then again the JSDF don't have to worry about collateral damage or civilians getting in the way as in the Ginza invasion. One of the bits of hardware rolling through the Gate along with the tanks and armoured cars are some self-propelled guns, probably the 155mm Type 75, not something used where you don't want collateral damage. They don't call artillery the Queen of Battles for nothing.
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2015-07-04, 13:19 | Link #98 | |
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Seeing Itami kill a enemy soldier is enough to get the seriousness of the matter, I think. Not to mention the monsters running about. No need for further gore is there?
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2015-07-04, 13:43 | Link #100 | |
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As aohige mentioned here: The lack of visual depiction or a clear mention of the amount of casualties in the invasion makes people think that the retaliation and war against the other world isn't justified. Last edited by Kamui04; 2015-07-04 at 13:55. |
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