2013-05-30, 18:38 | Link #502 |
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I like the subtle way this anime handles romantic interest. It's generally not in your face, it often comes out as simple friendliness, and it's most clear moments are during subdued moments of jealousy. Very realistic for budding romantic interest, I think.
On the whole, this latest episode of Majestic Prince made for a pretty good aftermath episode. I loved the direction and dramatic music in it. I really don't get why Asagi took so much grief though. Granted that he struggled a little bit at first as the new leader, but that's just to be expected, and once he settled into the role, he was fantastic the rest of the way. I really think that mechanic that went totally bonkers on him with the "Lame Pilot!" bit was totally out of line. I'd love for Puu's spoiler speculation to be correct, and it could combine seamlessly with my own speculation that Simon is Izuru's father.
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2013-05-30, 19:42 | Link #503 |
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One can definitely see the green eyed monster in Kei as looks back and forth at Izuru and Theoria.
The basic technology for the ASHMB are replicated Wulgaru tech but the JURIA system is a home made system. Theoria warned Earth about the invasion and gave them the technology. Wulgaru are not humans though they may resemble them. |
2013-05-30, 21:30 | Link #505 | |
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Previous episodes already shown that he definitely still remember her face if nothing else.
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2013-05-30, 22:13 | Link #507 | |
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Mind you, the first guy that responds decently Tamaki is as good as dead. Period. |
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2013-05-31, 03:43 | Link #508 |
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Episode 9 was probably the worst episode yet. I almost went blind watching it. The direction and pacing of the scenes were awful, the sound/music placement was really poor, and the entire episode just looked horrible visually. Bad layouts, bad art, bad animation. That scene with the characters chilling in the room was sooooo bad. Lol. When Asagi punched the wall (and when his palm was pressing on the wall after that), I lol'd so hard because it's clear the background art and the character animation art were completely out of sync in terms of composition.
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2013-05-31, 05:38 | Link #509 |
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This is a little weird, but I can't seem to track much of anything down, so I'll ask here.
ANN is listing Maeda Jun (yes, THAT one) as having voiced a part: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...e.php?id=51681 Any know what episode "Takashi" was in, or even what character that is? I was really confused by that listing, but I can't really check if it's real or not. |
2013-05-31, 09:41 | Link #510 | |
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2013-05-31, 10:17 | Link #511 | |
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The ANN entry is incorrect because it's already a mess of different people with the same romanized name in English. The composer and the animator are clearly different people, and the voice actor in this case is also a different person. Hope that helps. |
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2013-05-31, 18:28 | Link #512 | |
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Asagi is so lovable. I think Kei and Asagi would make a good couple -- her cooking can soothe his stomach ulcer. :/
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2013-05-31, 19:15 | Link #513 | |
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2013-06-01, 04:05 | Link #514 | |
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I think this turned out to be a very good episode all round. I think there were some minor blips such as the sudden switch to comedy when the Team were quite reasonably depressed, and Asagi getting unfairly chastised by one of his crew members, but other than that it was all good. I like the way the show decided to resolve the plot threads of Theoria being Wulgaru and the Juria system being based on Wulgaru technology. If it were any other show, it might have stretched these out as long as possible, and I fully expected them to do so. But as it turns out they dealt with it fairly quickly, meaning that they could have more to offer.
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2013-06-01, 08:21 | Link #516 |
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Only the basic ASHMB technology was adapted but the JURIA system that is purely human.
The Humans' trump card against the Primal Instinct driven Wulgaru. edit: Something just occurred to be. They said the ASHMB with the JURIA system are like another version of Team Rabbits. What if their ASHMB have their childhood memories? Last edited by ReddyRedWolf; 2013-06-01 at 11:02. |
2013-06-06, 08:47 | Link #517 |
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Ep.10, first half:
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EDIT - sorry, no second half + preview summaries. Too many streaming hiccups made the ep unwatchable for me.
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2013-06-06, 10:52 | Link #518 |
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Sorry a little late but.....
Ironically, even though Asagi may not be a good pilot but I find Asagi a better leader than Izuru. To be honest, under the Red Five's Leadership..... Team Rabbit really look like a bunch of headless Chicken running around with little idea of what they are suppose to do. But Izuru is a good pilot and more suited to the role of Vanguard than Asagi. On the other hand.... under Asagi's leadership, although he find the task difficult but.... Team Rabbit seems more focused in their role(may be they gotten used to their machine) also, he seems to be in control(able to get others to work) and has a good grasp on the situation. That guy may have gastric problem, fail in catching his mecha's own equipment but I think he do have a talent in commanding. Spoiler for Spoiler for the big battle:
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2013-06-06, 17:17 | Link #520 |
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Okay, where do I even start?
Half this episode annoyed the crap out of me with its ridiculousness, and the other half was good if only for the fact that it featured the awesome Wulgaru who are honestly some of the best parts of this show. First the good stuff: again the Wulgaru. Awesome characters who seem to steal their scenes. Prince Jiart is awesome and a welcome change from the cliches. We can already tell that they're going to set up a rivalry match up between Jiart and the other 5 nobles and the 5 members of Team Rabbits. However, there is the issue that the number is imbalanced (6 to 5) so either one member of the Wulgaru is going to not participate/die or there will be an added member to the Fail 5. I just hope this doesn't mean that the rest of the series is going to be full of one-on-one battles with the same opponents. That could get really boring. I also liked how some of the characters are changing and the advancement of the love square between Izuri, Theoria, Kei, and Asagi. And lastly, the discovery at the end was interesting. Now, to what I didn't like (Warning: Get ready for a rant): Okay, I've been annoyed by the craptastic "science" in this show already, but they have now just taken it to all new lows. First, they reveal that the Wulgaru are the progenitors of not only all of humankind, but several other races as well. Really? And not only that, but when they announce it, is there any acknowledgement of this miracle? No. Everyone is too busy thinking with their hormones to even give that game-changing surprise its due amazement. Next, the Wulgaru did this by sending their "genes" through the universe and their "genes" sowed their wild oats creating all these different peoples? Yeah, umm, I've already said this but I think I may need to reiterate: GENES/DNA DO NOT WORK THAT WAY! Genes do not just fly off into space and land on planets and create totally new whole organisms. Genes may be the building blocks of an organism, but you need more than just genes and genes alone. DNA is NOT an independent entity. It does not have a "want to survive" and it does not fly through the galaxy seeding its wild oats. In addition, why did they even introduce that plot point with the Wulgaru seeding their "genes" throughout space in order to save themselves? First off, the Wulgaru DNA is degrading? They seem to be perfectly fine to me. Also, if they are the starters of all these different species, then the time of their so-called survival problem started billions, if not trillions of years ago. You guys have survived this long, how is your race in any danger? Also, by introducing the "fighting for survival" card they have only given the Wulgaru a valid reason for doing what they are doing. It wasn't like they didn't know that the beings that came from their "alien spacefaring genes" weren't going to be sentient and sapient. If you sow an apple seed, you're going to get an apple. If you give the genes of a very complex being, you are going to get a very complex organism in return. So, I have no idea why Theoria and her mother suddenly decided that maybe what they were doing was wrong? They are fighting for their own survival after all. It's like if you have a farmer who planted crops because his family was going to starve. Then when he goes to harvest them, his daughter complains because the carrots are "alive". Or as Cmdr. Simon says, it's like raising fish, only now your complaining about eating them. I'm not saying what the Wulgaru are doing is right, but they are trying to save their species, they do have their own survival to think about. And why are they so surprised that the Wulgaru think of them as "primitive"? They pretty much created the human race here, so I think they can be excused. This is why I really think they should have kept to the whole simpler "they want to hunt us because their culture is built around hunters and the glory of the hunt" plot line idea. That way at least then the two groups can be on equal ground. But now they've tossed in that this is as much about survival for the Wulgaru as it is about the joy of the hunt, they also toss in that the Wulgaru are the creators of humanity. So you really have two groups both fighting for survival at the cost of the other. All of this just brings in unnecessary drama to a show that is really quite simple. Now, I do ask why is it that the MJP of all the military entities is handling something as big as this? They're the ones designing the weapons, creating the soldier, talking with and discussing the aliens. Did this show forget that MJP stands for Military Junior Pre-Academy? This is like having the military's most important secrets being held by the JROTC! How does that make a bit of strategic sense? Lastly, I don't know if I like that the reason Kei and Asagi aren't doing well, is because they aren't "sharing their feelings" and Tamaki is getting more and more annoying as the show goes on. Theoria is your garden variety "Lacus", however she is putting up a few death flags for me, especially considering how happy she make Izuru, so I don't know about her. As for her relationship with Jiart, I'm back to thinking they are brother and sister, based on the fact that she doesn't even think to refer to him as "prince", and they did bring up how much they look alike. Maybe Jiart just has the hots for his sister? It wouldn't be the first time unfortunately, and I could actually believe that of his character. Well, it looks like they will be going to Mars next week, so we'll see where this goes. I give this episode a reluctant 6.95/10. I took away massive points for the BS "aliens science" thrown around in this episode, but the appearance of the Wulgaru brought it back up some.
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