2013-04-07, 20:21 | Link #302 |
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As soon as I heard Gen was doing a sci-fi/mecha show for Production IG I knew it was going to be the show to watch this season.
That was a great start. So, it looks to be a floating city of some type, travelling the oceans. The insinuation seems to be that in all the years humanity spread throughout the stars, they never found a planet they could set foot on and habitate. The only downside I see is this appears to be only 11-13 episodes. His society seems to be very Gen/Japanese, in its rigidity. Kind of like the Romans, using citizenship as a carrot to keep the war machine filled with bodies. I wonder if it plays any actual part in things, or if it was all just background, and the entire story deals with his interactions with the Earthlings.
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2013-04-07, 20:43 | Link #305 | |
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On the other hand, they are obviously veeeeeeeeeeeeery far away from Earth, since there were no stars Chamber recognized, so in that sense, the powers that be in Avalon may have no idea where Earth is. I wonder if all the white hair/skin is due to genetic engineering, or if that's just a result of generations of living in space. Which brings me to the question of population. Avalon doesn't seem like it can support all that many people. If humanity has been spreading through the stars for...well...a really long time, you'd think there'd be a heck of a lot more of them. I mean, sure, obviously they suffer large casualties fighting, if the battle was indicative of a normal fight, but humans have relatively long upkeep in maintaining and growing populations. So, it would appear that Avalon's population of "real" citizens is a super small fraction of the population, with the vast majority apparently living in really large ships. Take our protagonist. He's been in "service" for 16 years (I have no idea how old he is, but it would suggest this society throws their people into war from a very early age). Looking at the casualties, surviving that long seems like it'd be a rare feat. :/ He's only now able to apply for limited citizenship. I wonder if everyone on Avalon is a long-term survivor of war, or if you're born on Avalon, you're automatically a citizen? I seem to recall him stating there was only a little bit of power left, and they would have to be careful with it.
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2013-04-07, 20:55 | Link #310 |
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Definitely one of the stronger starts to the season I've seen. The universe is very easy to get immersed into and has a very interesting background to it. From what I'm taking in, humanity has essentially spread out enough that the "sophisticated" has to live in space, and any other pockets of populations are essentially separated enough that even Earth is now an unusual location.
Apparenace wise, Ledo reminds me of Shuu from Guilty Crown (mainly the eyes), which makes me think that if Guilty Crown wasn't such a fuck up, it could've been this show. That's about as far as that comparison will go though. The "primitive" people provide a very interesting contrast to Ledo in appearance and technology. The development between Amy and Ledo should be interesting to watch. Overall, very excited about this show. |
2013-04-07, 20:57 | Link #311 |
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in ep 1, Avalon is described as MAN MADE with 470 MILLION CITIZENS, and Avalon is shown as many pods connected together to form a giant structure, each pod kind of like a ctiyship, so Avalon can be strung together bead like with as many pods as they want, but they also shown many pods being destroyed by Hedious. since people without citizenship is denied to be on board Avalon, I can only assume before that they live on ships, with computer AI regulate their sleep, and more important, reproduction, etc. which explain why 16-17 years old is the threshold for citizenship.
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2013-04-07, 20:58 | Link #312 | ||
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I wonder if there are bidding wars now for Gen's writing skills between the studios. Quote:
By the way, the part where he pats the girl on her ass to get her to talk some more was pure gold.
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2013-04-07, 21:03 | Link #313 |
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I just found out about Urogen's sadistic streak. Gargantia really looks positive and vibrant so I hope UroGen will keep the tragedy toned down. I want a "happy" ending from him for a change. I'm pretty sure three of his works have already turned me into a latent criminal.
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2013-04-07, 21:08 | Link #314 |
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
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As long as Ledo and Amy doesn't die, I think it may be fine.
Which means, that side characters such as Saaya, Melty and Pinion may die somehow in the future. If Urobutcher seriously goes sadistic again and decides to kill the main heroine, then... yeah... Nice going Urogen... |
2013-04-07, 21:31 | Link #316 | |
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Oh, and apparently while he's writing it, it's not actually his original concept. So, it might be a little less lethal. |
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2013-04-07, 22:13 | Link #320 |
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That was beautiful. Lol after so much time he can only get limited situation and a vacation trip. I wonder if him being out of it for 6 months will mean anything. Since they tried to throw everything at that enemy and still had to retreat, maybe there's no place for him to go back to. Though he lucked out and ended up on earth.
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