2012-01-09, 20:20 | Link #201 |
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— Since I'm the kind of viewer that doesn't really care about plotholes and can tolerate a sizable amount of oversold drama, maybe this show is a good fit for me — On the other hand, I don't care at all about any of the characters yet, so maybe that will become a problem if it doesn't change later on. In that respect, this show was the opposite of Mouretsu Pirates. Mouretsu spent its time doing character development and setting explanation, and Symphogear spent its time creating spectacle and oversold drama without bothering with much characterization or making its setting make sense. Thankfully, neither of them drowned in fanservice. — I can definitely see how that scene in the end of Symphogear Ep1 was inspired by Madoka. Specifically, some of the Sayaka scenes. — If this show goes "DEEP", so to speak, with the music vs. noise symbolsim, I'll laugh at it and be incredibly entertained. — The insert song duet and concert scene were pretty awesome.
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2012-01-10, 01:18 | Link #202 | |
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2012-01-10, 08:28 | Link #203 | |
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Clearly there was a level of government censorship going on (as the news report no Kanade's involvement). So Hibiki probably was publicly stated to be dead (hence her tombstone and her friends crying), while she's secretly moved into that special school near the anti-NOISE HQ. If the government kept the anti-NOISE force secret from public. Then the NOISE will simply be seen as earthquake or tsunami, where you can't really avoid them, and after wrecking some havoc, they will.... disappear
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2012-01-10, 09:35 | Link #205 |
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Just checked out the first episode it was pretty entertaining and there were some interesting ideas at play. I did have problems with the writing i thought it was quite weak with the dialogue coming off very cheesy at times. Will probably check out the next ep but im not sure if this is going to hold my interest.
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2012-01-10, 09:44 | Link #206 | |
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On Hibiki, maybe what the Zweiwing do (or will do) is considered illegal by the constitution or can be opposed by Hibiki's friends or families members (lead to unnecessary legal issues). So they will just keep silence on it and let her written as "dead". The biggest question rather would be, why didn't Hibiki contact her old friend and tell that she's fine. If you wondering why do they have to make the plot so complicated? Well i guess a) misled audiences during the first half that Hibiki will die b) they will have a tear jerking moment later when Hibiki meet her old friend. Or maybe some mindf*** later when they reveal that the actual Hibiki is dead, this one is a different soul stealing her body and some of her memories.
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2012-01-10, 09:53 | Link #207 |
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I actually did not really enjoy this show until like the last 30 seconds, when she got her armor and put on that crazy, but maniacal killer smile, now that's a show I'll watch.
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2012-01-10, 11:40 | Link #208 | |
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Talk about maniacal killer smile, the little girl she rescued might be in more dangerous than those Noise
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2012-01-10, 20:02 | Link #210 |
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I don't think these things cause you to turn into entirely different people even in outlandish powered armor type shows, but I guess we'll see. Pretty sure it doesn't ever work that way though. If anything she probably just has a way to activate her own powered armor now as a result of the incident.
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2012-01-10, 22:42 | Link #211 | |
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Unfortunately it's probably the first time it's ever been done where for me I saw a show went from rare "Gainax-level where the heck did this come from?" (isn't this just supposed to be a moe idol cash-in? why are Kanade and Tsubasa kinda cool and Kanade kinda unusually charismatic and actually not a tsundere/airhead/bravado/quiet type-cast etc. singular group typed with some willpower/guts/kinda open, without the usual brattiness who seemingly knew when to get serious or say something helpful?) to done-that-repeatedly and jumped the shark trying to be "edgy" ultimately getting rid of the best character, who was billed as a lead, whom out of nowhere (compared to my expected "oh she's red and she's blue, so she'll be the "happy/outgoing" idol and Tsubasa will be the "quiet" idol") suddenly felt like something potentially distinctive in a show that I doubt I expected it from and was making like they had potentially the next relatively rare "Haruko/Birdy etc./rare charismatic distinctive heroine" (not that this was guaranteed ofcourse) for by far the worst character we saw and most often done, plus as you said looks like she's "10 years younger" than the two characters we were lead to believe were the protags, and as you pointed out what age is she supposed to be and why does her design barely even look like it's from the same show as anyone else seemingly prominent we saw including Kanade, Tsubasa and everyone else we saw briefly down in that base room, everything about her is such a let down after being so close to the "Kanade/Tsubasa show". Last edited by DangerMouse; 2012-01-10 at 23:59. |
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2012-01-11, 00:38 | Link #214 | |
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Which as I said is partially my own fault, for seeing the character art reveal and picking a potential favorite of the leads I wanted to check the show out for at least for her design, and maybe would have been alright, if they didn't "pull the bait-and-switch" plus a way better Hibiki design. And they're still doing it. Edit: Agematsu's composed on some of my favorite games like the Wild Arms games. Last edited by DangerMouse; 2012-01-11 at 04:54. |
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2012-01-11, 00:51 | Link #215 |
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I had absolutely zero ideas or expectations for this (especially after hearing Agematsu's behind this which is highly unusual given his field of work). And, at least to me, seemed decently apparent that the focus was going on Hibiki, more than Kanade et al. The preview screening impressions cemented this idea, that was confirmed when I actually saw the episode.
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2012-01-11, 14:15 | Link #216 |
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Two things I just noted on the official website. One, the order of the character bio pics has been rearranged. Looks like Hibiki and Kanade has swapped places. Two, there is now music samples.
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2012-01-11, 14:41 | Link #217 |
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This might be one of the few series that potentially can stop my usual "3 episodes trial" habits, as the first episode was nothing close to entertaining. In fact, it was even a challenge to find something redeemable.
Seriously though, past the plot being extremely convulated and hardly making sense by its own standards, it is difficult to take the series itself seriously considering the characters. Special mention to the "antagonists" being as interesting as clamshells, literally. Everything made so little sense, which was worsened by an horrible budget. Starting the first 2 minutes, I was a bit surprised how poor it was, by the time of the first 5 minutes, I was questioning if it was even a 2006 production considering how unpolished, rough and awkward it was. I can't even call it a guilty pleasure / "so bad it is funny" story.
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2012-01-11, 17:11 | Link #218 | |
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Goddamn. I guess I'll keep watching on just for Tsubasa; but alas, I feel like she’ll be killed off too. Oh well. xD Last edited by Ray; 2012-01-11 at 18:57. |
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2012-01-11, 17:21 | Link #219 |
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*Looks at Stevie_Nix's link* Sigh.
Oh hey would you look at that, the farce continues as predicted, Hibiki and Kanade have swapped, the order of the characters has been rearranged in favor of the two little moe schoolgirls on the character page...BS... as expected Hibiki's going to even outstar the second supposed lead of the show in side-kicked Tsubasa... |
2012-01-11, 18:03 | Link #220 | |
Waiting for more taiyuki!
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