GATE - Episode 18 Discussion / Poll

[Kairin]

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[Brother Coa]

https://www.facebook.com/geto.anime/...2667263001317/

Episode 18 preview.

Looks like the folks were right,

Spoiler for Plot:

they are going to skip entire Minotaur part and go straight to the Academy part.

[quigonkenny]

Originally Posted by Brother Coa

https://www.facebook.com/geto.anime/...2667263001317/

Episode 18 preview.

Looks like the folks were right,

Spoiler for Plot:

they are going to skip entire Minotaur part and go straight to the Academy part.

Well, obviously. That part wasn't in Volumes 1-5, and we saw enough in the next week preview to know that it gets well past that part, which would be difficult to do in one episode if it were included.

[Brother Coa]

Yeah, but still they missed two important things to show. Yao character development and

Spoiler for Plot:

Itami kissing Lelei. Yes, it's to give her an antidote but still kiss is a kiss.

Oh well....they will probably do something anime original to compensate for that. Same like they did for 1'st episode.

[Top Sergeant]

Originally Posted by Brother Coa

https://www.facebook.com/geto.anime/...2667263001317/

Episode 18 preview.

Looks like the folks were right,

Spoiler for Plot:

they are going to skip entire Minotaur part and go straight to the Academy part.

To be fair that does seem more of a side plot, rather like Tom Bombadil was for The Fellowship of the Ring. For the film version Jackson just had the Hobbits get their Nazgul killing daggers from Strider rather than the Wight's mound, and so Bombadil was written out. The makers of the Gate anime may feel the same about what is under your spoiler tag.

[jasper222]

Just got done watching.

Well, all of the episode was practically still in the manga.

Anime Rondel > Manga Rondel in design imo.

Lelei's dress is cute. Arpeggio looked less endowed. C'mon A-1, the time even the author spent describing her outstanding bust and you fail us.

[Stark700]

Hmm it was alright, first half felt kinda meh but that ending has all my attention. Always knew that bunny girl was up to no good again. Poor Pina's father though...

Also, it's cute seeing Lelei driving that car lol. She has one heck of a sister too. For some reason, I really liked the music of this episode.

[Lexxus]

Does the Crown Prince really want to battle against Japan? lol

[HandofFate]

The Prince seemed smarter than he looked at first knowing he has to play the fool to survive, but now it looks like he really is a fool.

The King was weird, he seemed like such a villain to me, and here it looks like yea I do what I have to knowing I bit off more than I can chew.

The academy city part looked fun since I do like magic academy LNs.

[blakstealth]

Loved how Sugawara tried his damn best trying to avoid Sherry, but ya girl hooked him up and broke the ice. Can't believe he was just too cool to kick it with a kid. Who knew she was that perceptive?

[BWTraveller]

I was quite surprised by how shrewd Sherry was. Clearly she'd figured out on her own that a romantic approach wouldn't work and chose instead to choose a strategy that gave her a strong influence over his success in the given situation. Obviously, she truly intends to make him her husband some day, and I'll be rooting for her. That said, she needs to pick up on the danger she could put him in by being too clingy or open. It's not unusual in a feudal system like that to have girls considering marriage so early; a famous English queen was married to King John when she was only eleven or twelve, so it didn't terribly surprise me to find that Pina and the imperial court in general didn't look on her pursuit or the assumption that his gift had carried similar intent with any real disapproval. That said, as his future bride she should try to understand how his culture would view such relationships or even implications of such. That said, she reminded me of a certain queen from a book by David Eddings, who decided on her husband at a mere eight years old and immediately began laying down plans on how to catch him and guarantee that he would have no choice but to accept her. Sugawara is going to have some real trouble getting out of this little one's trap, and I don't have much hope for him. Let's just hope that she doesn't do anything outside Japanese views of propriety, at least not in front of anyone who doesn't accept her culture's views on it.
In any case, she's already proven herself to be shrewd and clever far beyond her years, and I'm sure she's going to be dedicating herself wholeheartedly to mastering diplomacy so that she'll be not only useful but indispensable to her future husband.

[BladeMancer]

Originally Posted by Lexxus

Does the Crown Prince really want to battle against Japan? lol

He's fucking stupid. Conquering Japan is like thinking you have a chance of beating a tank with a stick. IT.DOESN'T.WORK.

[thundrakkon]

I LOL every time I see Itami taking his harem around (well, at least the ones that were available... poor Pina....). That bunch is a mini army in themselves.

I also love that commendation part. Itami is now a noble, an honorary chieftain, given what appears to be one of the highest commendation in Japan, given the ownership to a dark elf, and given an adamantium crystal large enough to buy his own kingdom. He has been stripped of being in charge of his JSDF squad, but instead, he has been given special authority to go literally anywhere he wants whenever he wants while being recommended to take the girls with him. If he keeps this up, he might eventually end up as the emperor in the Special Region.

As for Sherry, I figure from living in that society you grow up a little faster, but she really is intelligent for her age. She has proven resourceful in the realm of politics, even if she is still a little childish in other areas.

With the emperor's assassination, it looks like Pina will pin this against her brother. A civil war seems inevitable at this point. I'm wondering what Japan's stance will be in the civil war? Will they support Pina like how the USA and Russia support certain sides in wars for their own self-interest? This looks interesting.

[Skaddix]

Problem with Pina is I cant see her having much in terms of local support...I mean technically Tyuule did it all by herself. Her brother benefits sure but he is basically totally innocent. The JSDF bombing the Senate pretty much crippled Pina even more. So yeah could the JSDF roll over the Empire in a war sure but that aint stopping Pina from being the next assassination target. Even if she got the throne.

Also something I cant tell is Zolzal really actually mad his dad killed the other heir when he got the throne or is he faking that.

[Brother Coa]

Nice episode, it really sets the motion. Lelei big presentation, Sheery's carwful conquering of Suwabara's heart and poisoning of the Emperor himself. Next week is really going to be interesting.

Originally Posted by Lexxus

Does the Crown Prince really want to battle against Japan? lol

Totally, and I will explain why.

1. He is manupilative idiot, Tuule want's him and his entire Empire to burn for what they did to her people. And she will not choose the mean to get revenge on him. Number 2 just worsen this much more.

2. Beside Itami's harem, Pina and her friend ( not counting POW or scouts as their knowledge is limited ) nobody has the idea how powerful Japan is and how big our world is. Even those who have been to our world and saw it still have limited knowledge as Japanese were quite careful what to show and what to hide. They have no idea that Japan is much more powerul than they think ( millions of citizens, more advanced tech, much bigger millitary force etc... ) and that there are other superpowers out there much more powerful than Japanese that also wait to get their peace of pie eventually. Never mind having weapons able to fly across half the world and destroy entire region in one blast.
If Zorzal and others knew the whole truth even they would never thought about waging war.

[thundrakkon]

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Originally Posted by Skaddix

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From first scene with him this episode, it looked like he was part of the plan to frame Pina for the attempted assassination of Noriko. He is definitely not innocent in all of this.

Which reminds me, I almost forgot about Delilah in all of this. She should be making her appearance, I'm sure, to take revenge against Tyuule, after they figure out what her reprimand is for shooting Yanagida.

[Wandering Soul]

Sherry was surprisingly cunning. I guess in that environment pretty much ensured she would be more cunning and clever than most other kids her age. Sugawara is pretty much trapped even if he doesn't realize it. He has my sympathies but I'm rooting for Sherry here.

[Skaddix]

Originally Posted by thundrakkon

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Originally Posted by Skaddix

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From first scene with him this episode, it looked like he was part of the plan to frame Pina for the attempted assassination of Noriko. He is definitely not innocent in all of this.

Which reminds me, I almost forgot about Delilah in all of this. She should be making her appearance, I'm sure, to take revenge against Tyuule, after they figure out what her reprimand is for shooting Yanagida.

Really he was basically whining about how he was so close but didnt know what to do at the start then Tyuule like he is an idiot and plans the next move. When the Emperor does die Zorzal is looking all surprised and shocked (and he is not playing for the camera because no one was looking at him), sure he eventually starts smiling but I dont think he had any headsup. If he did then he did a horrible job acting because he should have run over like Pina and pretended to give a damn.

[cloud04]

sherry's really gonna become an excellent wife x3

[Nvis]

So this is Leilei's 'hot sister' that her teacher was talking about long ago.........I see, I see.

And he's right. They look nothing alike.